Table 1 Demographic Features and Disease Characteristics of 45 Patients with Juvenile Dermatomyositis
From: Muscle MRI at the time of questionable disease flares in Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM)
Female/male | 2.5: 1 (32 F/13 M) |
Median age in years | 5.8 (1.7–17.9) |
Weakness | 36/45 (80%) |
Rash | 45/45 (100%) |
Nail fold capillary changes | 33/45 (73%) |
Calcinosis | 5/45 (11%) |
Monocyclic disease | 12/39 (31%) |
Polycyclic disease | 12/39 (31%) |
Chronic continuous | 15/39 (38%) |
Not classified (followed less than 2 years) | 6 |