Dermatopolymyositis
Description
dermatomyositis: Dermatomyositis (DM) is a type of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy characterized by evocative skin lesions and symmetrical proximal muscle weakness.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | M13_DERMATOPOLY |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: M33 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: M33 |
| Include | M13_JUVDERMATOMYO, M13_DERMATOMYOTH, M13_POLYMYO, M13_DERMATOPOLYNAS |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 150 | 107 | 43 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.06 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 51.7 | 51.39 | 52.5 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 6.67 | 5.61 | 9.3 |
Longitudinal metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 60.67 | 62.62 | 55.81 |
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