The value of quantitative muscle ultrasound in monitoring muscle and fascia inflammatory activity in juvenile dermatomyositis patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Currently, the activity of juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is mainly assessed based on clinical manifestations, creatine kinase (CK) level, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), but certain limitations arise in these approaches for children. Thus, this cross-sectional study aimed to explore the value of ultrasound in evaluating muscle inflammation via the dynamic analysis of muscle ultrasound characteristics in children with active or stable JDM.

Methods

The data of a group of children who were diagnosed with JDM and admitted to the Rheumatology and Immunology Department of the Capital Pediatric Research Institute Children's Hospital between June 2022 and November 2023, and a normal control group were collected. The clinical, ultrasound, and laboratory data of the

SUBMITTER: Liu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11651955 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature