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 | 108 | 73 | 35 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.08 | 0.1 | 0.06 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 52.26 | 51.59 | 53.65 |
| Median number of events / individual | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 57.41 | 58.9 | 54.29 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 8.33 | 6.85 | 11.43 |