dermatomyositis
MONDO:0016367Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names dermatomyositis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Dermatomyositis (DM) is a type of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy characterized by evocative skin lesions and symmetrical proximal muscle weakness.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0016367), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
76 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- AutoimmunityHPOHP:0002960
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- EdemaHPOHP:0000969
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- ErythemaHPOHP:0010783
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Inflammatory myopathyHPOHP:0009071
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Limb-girdle muscle weaknessHPOHP:0003325
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- MyalgiaHPOHP:0003326
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Periorbital edemaHPOHP:0100539
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Proximal muscle weaknessHPOHP:0003701
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Abnormal pulmonary interstitial morphologyHPOHP:0006530
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- AcrocyanosisHPOHP:0001063
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Anti-SUMO-activating enzyme subunit 1 antibody positivityHPOHP:0034140
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Anti-SUMO-activating enzyme subunit 2 antibody positivityHPOHP:0034141
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
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- ArthralgiaHPOHP:0002829
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- ArthritisHPOHP:0001369
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Diffuse reticular or finely nodular infiltrationsHPOHP:0002207
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Elevated circulating aldolase concentrationHPOHP:0012544
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Elevated circulating creatine kinase activityHPOHP:0003236
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Elevated circulating hepatic transaminase concentrationHPOHP:0002910
Where it sits
- Narrower terms (11)
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: dermatomyositis
- Also called
- dermatopolymyositisDM