Long‐term outcome and prognostic factors of juvenile dermatomyositis: A multinational, multicenter study of 490 patients

Ravelli, Angelo; Trail, Lucia; Ferrari, Cristina; Ruperto, Nicolino; Pistorio, Angela; Pilkington, Clarissa; Maillard, Susan; Oliveira, Sheila; Sztajnbok, Flávio; Cuttica, Rubén; Beltramelli, M.; Corona, Fabrizia; Martha Katsicas, María; Russo, Ricardo; Paes Leme Ferriani, Virgínia; Burgos‐Vargas, Rubén; Magni‐Manzoni, Silvia; Solis-Valleoj, Eunice; Bandeira, Márcia; Zulian, Francesco; Baca, Vicente; Cortis, Elisabetta; Falcini, Fernanda; Alessio, Maria; G. Alpigiani, M.; Gerloni, V.; Saad‐Magalhães, Claudia; Podda, Rosanna; A. Silva, Clóvis; Lepore, Loredana; Felici, Enrico; Rossi, Federica; Sala, Elena; Martini, Alberto

doi:10.1002/acr.20015

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Long‐term outcome and prognostic factors of juvenile dermatomyositis: A multinational, multicenter study of 490 patients

Published in Arthritis Care & Research • Dec 28, 2009

Authors:

Angelo Ravelli

Lucia Trail

Cristina Ferrari

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the long-term outcome and prognostic factors of juvenile dermatomyositis (DM) through a multinational, multicenter study. METHODS: Patients consisted of inception cohorts seen between 1980 and 2004 in 27 centers in Europe and Latin America. Predictor variables were sex, con...

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Medicine

Juvenile dermatomyositis

Quality of life (healthcare)

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