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Table 1 Clinical data of JDM patients with GI perforation

From: Gastrointestinal perforation in anti-NXP2 antibody-associated juvenile dermatomyositis: case reports and a review of the literature

Patient

/Year

Gender

Age at onset (y)

CMAS score

CAT-A

score

CAT-D

score

Positive for MSA

Treatment before

GI perforation

Symptoms of GI perforation

Duration from onset to perforation (m)

Site of perforation

Surgical

treatment

Histopathology of perforation site

Medical Treatment

Follow-up(m)

/Outcome

P1

F

3.4

5

2

3

Anti-NXP2

Pred+MTX + IVIG

Abdominal pain/

bloody stools

4/9

Duodenum/ colon

Transverse colon ostomyv

duodenostomy

Inflammatory cells infiltrate/

No vasculitis

Pred+Mp pulse+CsA+

IVIG→Pred+Thal+CYC→

Pred+CYC (Po) + MTX → Pred+MTX

24/Remission

P2

F

5.0

1

7

5

Anti-NXP2

MP + MP Pulse+CYC

HCQ/MP + MP Pulse+MTX

Abdominal pain/

bloody stools

10

Duodenum/

Duodenal bulb hepatic

artery rupture

Vessel sutured/

placement of duodenal

jejunal tube (failed)

ND

Pred+MP Pulse+CYC+

IVIG

Death/Infection

P3

M

3.3

5

6

5

Anti-NXP2

Pred+MTX + IVIG/

Pred+IVIG +RTX

Abdominal pain

and distention bloody stools

10

Unknown

No surgery

ND

MP pulse+CYC + IVIG

Death/Abdominal bleeding

P4

F

6

2

6

6

Anti-NXP2

Pred+ MTX/CsA

→MP pulse+IVIG+CYC

Abdominal pain/

bloody stools

13

Duodenum×2

Perforation repair×2

ND

CYC → MP pulse +IVIG+PE

Death/Shock

P5

F

9.5

2

6

4

Anti-NXP2

Pred+ MTX/CsA

Abdominal pain/ fever and bloody stools

6

Duodenum×2

Perforation repair

ND

MP pulse+ RTX

Death/Abandon treatment

P6 [6]

/2016

F

7.0

ND

ND

ND

ND

Pred+MTX

Abdominal pain vomiting and fever

6

Duodenal retroperitoneum

Perforation repair

No vasculitis

ND

ND/Improved

P7 [7]

/1997

M

7.0

ND

ND

ND

ND

Pred

Abdominal pain /vomit

24

Duodenum Jejunum

Perforation repair

ND

PE

Pred+MP pulse+CYC

12/Stable

P8 [8]

/1988

F

5.0

ND

ND

ND

ND

Pred

Abdominal pain

3

Colon

Perforation repair

ND

ND

12/Stable

P9 [8]

/1988

F

7.0

ND

ND

ND

ND

Pred +MTX

Abdominal pain

6

The third duodenum

ND

ND

ND

3/ND

P10 [8]

/1988

M

8.0

ND

ND

ND

ND

Pred+MTX

Abdominal pain/

fever

6

Esophagus/

duodenum/ colon

Mesenteric arterial rupture

Perforation repair

ND

ND

ND/Improved

P11 [8]

/1988

F

6.0

ND

ND

ND

ND

Pred+MTX

Abdominal pain and distention/fever

5

Duodenum

Perforation repair

ND

ND

Death/unknown

P12 [9]

/2001

M

4.0

ND

ND

ND

ND

Pred+AZA

Abdominal pain/

vomiting/fever

2

Duodenum

Perforation repair

Mucosal ischemia

Pred+MP pulse

19/ND

P13 [10]

/2014

M

2.0

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

Abdominal pain

108

Unknown

ND

ND

ND

Death/unknown

P14 [11]

/1985

F

4.0

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

48

Gastric pylorus

Partial gastrectomy and gastrojejunostomy

ND

ND

ND/Stable.

P15 [11]

/1985

F

5.0

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

ND

3

Middle transverse colon

Loop transverse colon fistula

ND

 ND

Death/ARDS

P16 [11]

/1985

F

6.0

ND

ND

ND

ND

Pred+MTX/Pred+AZA/

Pre + CYC

Abdominal pain/

vomiting/fever

10

Duodenum colon transverse colon

Multiple perforation repair

ND

ND

7/Stable.

P17 [11]

/1985

M

9.0

ND

ND

ND

ND

Pred/Pred+MTX/

Pred+AZA

Abdominal pain/ fever

13

Duodenum

Perforation repair

ND

ND

ND/Stable.

P18 [12]

/1984

M

7.0

ND

ND

ND

ND

Pred+MTX

Abdominal pain

10

Duodenal perforation/

colon perforations

Perforation repair

ND

ND

48/Stable.

P19 [13]

/2019

F

6.0

ND

ND

ND

ND

Pred+MTX

Abdominal pain/fever

1

transverse colon,

Perforation repair

and loop colostomy.

No vasculitis and vasculopathy/

CMV colitis

Steroid+IVIG+Ganciclovir

12/Remission

P20 [14]

/2020

ND

10.5

16

ND

ND

ND

ND

Abdominal pain/ GI hemorrhage/ severe bowel obstruction

8/20

Duodenal Perforation/

Jejunal perforation

Jejunal resection/ exclusive parenteral

nutrition/ antibiotics,

ND

Steroid+CsA

108/Remission

P21 [14]

/2020

ND

10.7

5

ND

ND

ND

ND

Abdominal pain/

severe bowel obstruction

7/9

Esophageal perforation/

Cecal perforation

Colostomy

ND

Steroid+ RTX+ PE

84/Death/Hepatitis

  1. F is female, M is male, ND is no data, y is year, CMAS is child myositis assessment score, MSA is myositis-specific antibody, m is month, Pred is prednisone, CYC is cyclophosphamide, IVIG is intravenous immunoglobulin, MTX is methotrexate, MP is methylprednisol, CsA is cyclosporine A, RTX is rituximab, AZA is azathioprine, Thal is thalidomide, HCQ is hydroxychloroquine, Po is peros, CMV is Cytomegalovirus, PE is plasma exchanges, ARDS is acute respiratory distresssyndrome, CAT-A is cutaneous assessment tool activity, CAT-D is cutaneous assessment tool damage