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NORTHERN CLINICS OF ISTANBUL
卷 10, 期 3, 页码 298-305出版社
KARE PUBL
DOI: 10.14744/nci.2021.11129
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Calcinosis; clinical manifestations; juvenile dermatomyositis
This study aimed to identify the early manifestations of juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM), provide follow-up results, and investigate the risk factors for the development of calcinosis. A retrospective review of JDM cases diagnosed between 2005 and 2020 was conducted, including 48 children. The study found that children with myalgia, livedo racemosa, skin hypopigmentation, lower ALT levels, and higher physician visual analog scores at the time of diagnosis had a higher risk for calcinosis.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to look for the initial manifestations of juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM), give follow-up results, and search for risk factors for the development of calcinosis. METHODS: The files of children with JDM diagnosed between 2005 and 2020 were reviewed retrospectively. RESULTS: The study included 48 children, 33 girls and 15 boys. The mean age at the onset of the disease was 7.6 & PLUSMN;3.6 years. The median duration of follow-up was 35 (6-144) months. Twenty-nine patients (60.4%) had monocyclic, 7 (14.6%) patients had polycyclic, and 12 (25%) patients had chronic persistent disease course. At the time of enrollment, 35 (72.9%) patients were in remission, while 13 (27.1%) patients had active disease. Calcinosis developed in 11 patients (22.9%). Children having myalgia, livedo racemosa, skin hypopigmentation, lower alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels, and higher physician visual analog scores at the time of diagnosis had a higher risk for calcinosis. Calcinosis was also more common in children with diagnostic delay and chronic persistent disease course. None of these parameters remained independent risk factors for calcinosis in multivariate logistic regression analysis. CONCLUSION: The rate of mortality has decreased dramatically over decades in JDM, but the rate of calcinosis has not changed proportionately. Long duration of active, untreated disease is accepted as the main risk factor for calcinosis. We have seen that calcinosis was more common in children having myalgia, livedo racemosa, skin hypopigmentation, lower ALT levels, and higher physician visual analog scores at the time of diagnosis.
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