Objective To devise and test a system with which to evaluate abnormalities on muscle
biopsy samples obtained from children diagnosed with juvenile dermatomyositis (DM) …

Objectives To study muscle biopsy tissue from patients with juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM)
in order to test the reliability of a score tool designed to quantify the severity of histological …

Objective Except when the diagnosis of juvenile dermatomyositis (DM) is in doubt, a case
has not been made for routine muscle biopsy (MB). We sought to determine whether MB …

Objective. To develop revised criteria for the diagnosis of juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM)
using an international consensus process. Methods. An initial survey was circulated to …

Objective Juvenile dermatomyositis (DM) is a rare and severe autoimmune condition
characterized by rash and proximal muscle weakness. While some patients respond to …

Introduction Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is the most common inflammatory myopathy of
childhood. Objective To analyze clinical features, paraclinical examinations, MSAs …

Objectives. To identify epidemiological, clinical and laboratory characteristics of juvenile
dermatomyositis (JDM) in a national multi-centre cohort of patients, and to review recent …

Objective To compare muscle strength, physical health, and HLA–DRB1 allele carriage
frequencies in patients with longstanding juvenile dermatomyositis (DM) with that of controls …

Objectives This study aimed to develop consensus on an internationally agreed dataset for
juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM), designed for clinical use, to enhance collaborative research …

Objective To develop a provisional definition for the evaluation of response to therapy in
juvenile dermatomyositis (DM) based on the Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials …