Juvenile Dermatomyositis: New Clues to Diagnosis and Therapy.

Lauren M PachmanBrian E NolanDeidre DeRanieriAmer M Khojah

Published in: Current treatment options in rheumatology (2021)

This often chronic illness targets the cardiovascular system; mortality has decreased from 30 to 1-2% with corticosteroids. New serological biomarkers indicate occult inflammation: ↑CXCL-10 predicts a longer disease course. Some biologic therapies appear promising.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
oxidative stress
interstitial lung disease
cardiovascular events
disease activity
systemic sclerosis
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
stem cells
coronary artery disease
bone marrow