Other dermatomyositis
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_DERMATOMYOTH |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: M331, ICD-9: 7103B, ICD-8: 7160 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: M331, ICD-9: 7103B, ICD-8: 7160 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 4 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 35 | 26 | 9 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 49.04 | 47.79 | 52.68 |
| Median number of events / individual | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 48.57 | 57.69 | 22.22 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 11.43 | 11.54 | 11.11 |