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Table 4 In your experience, can the use of biologics in JDM patients reduce any of the following complications?

From: Biologic therapies for refractory juvenile dermatomyositis: five years of experience of the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance in North America

Calcinosis

21/40 52.5%

Muscle atrophy

11/40 27.5%

Lipodystrophy

7/40 17.5%

Osteonecrosis

8/40 20%

Ulcerative disease

17/40 42.5%

Internal organ damage/perforation/necrosis

10/40 25%

Other complications

19/40 47.5%