Article
Juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myositis: an update on pathophysiology and clinical care.
Nature reviews. Rheumatology - 1 Jun 2023
Papadopoulou Charalampia, Chew Christine, Wilkinson Meredyth G Ll, McCann Liza, Wedderburn Lucy R
Abstract excerpt
The childhood-onset or juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (JIIMs) are a heterogenous group of rare and serious autoimmune diseases of children and young people that predominantly affect the muscles and skin but can also involve other organs, including the lungs, gut, joints, heart and central nervous system. Different myositis-specific autoantibodies have been identified that are associated with...
Topics
- Humans
- Myositis
- Autoantibodies
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Phenotype
- Prognosis
