Dermatopolymyositis, unspecified
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_DERMATOPOLYNAS |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: M339 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: M339 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 4 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 34 | 20 | 14 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 58.29 | 58.18 | 58.45 |
| Median number of events / individual | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 55.88 | 60.0 | 50.0 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 11.76 | 15.0 | 7.14 |