Early-onset juvenile dermatomyositis : A tertiary referral center experience and review of the literature

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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The aim of our study is twofold: To evaluate the presentation, diagnosis, clinical course, and management of juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) in children under three years of age, and to compare with older-onset patients.

METHODS: Nine patients with early-onset, and 63 patients with older-onset JDM followed between December 2010 and April 2022 are included. We also reviewed the literature on early-onset JDM from the inceptions of the PubMed/MEDLINE and Scopus databases up to April 1st, 2022.

RESULTS: Early-onset JDM patients were characterized by longer median diagnostic delay (p = 0.005), calcinosis (p = 0.006), anti-NXP2 antibody (p = 0.049). Diagnostic pathway included muscle biopsy (77.7% versus 50.8%). Muscle biopsy findings were more severe in the early-onset group (p<0.001). Although there was no difference in the partial and complete remission rates, the relapse rate was significantly higher in the early-onset group (p = 0.001), reflected to requirement of intravenous immunoglobulin (p = 0.001), cyclophosphamide (p = 0.011), and biological agents (p = 0.016). Literature search revealed 32 articles reporting 75 patients. The median diagnostic delay was 5 (1-30) months. Calcinosis was present in 29.5%. Twenty-three of the 44 patients (52.3%) had a muscle biopsy. Forty-one patients (64.1%) received second and third-line treatments. Complete remission was achieved in almost half of these patients (48.9%), but relapse was observed in 75%. The mortality rate was 10.2%.

CONCLUSION: Diagnosis can be challenging and delayed in early-onset JDM patients. Compared to older-onset JDM patients, this group had higher relapse rate, more severe muscle biopsy findings, and received intensive immunosuppressive treatment.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:58

Enthalten in:

Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism - 58(2023) vom: 01. Feb., Seite 152133

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sener, Seher [VerfasserIn]
Basaran, Ozge [VerfasserIn]
Batu, Ezgi Deniz [VerfasserIn]
Sag, Erdal [VerfasserIn]
Oz, Sibel [VerfasserIn]
Talim, Beril [VerfasserIn]
Bilginer, Yelda [VerfasserIn]
Haliloglu, Goknur [VerfasserIn]
Ozen, Seza [VerfasserIn]

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Early-onset
Journal Article
Juvenile dermatomyositis
Outcome
Review
Treatment

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Date Completed 17.01.2023

Date Revised 30.01.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.semarthrit.2022.152133

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NLM349478104