juvenile dermatomyositis
MONDO:0008054Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names juvenile dermatomyositis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is the early-onset form of dermatomyositis (DM), a systemic, autoimmune inflammatory muscle disorder, characterized by proximal muscle weakness, evocative skin lesion, and systemic manifestations.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0008054), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
45 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)
- CalcinosisHPOHP:0003761
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Dry skinHPOHP:0000958
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Elevated circulating C-reactive protein concentrationHPOHP:0011227
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Elevated circulating creatine kinase activityHPOHP:0003236
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rateHPOHP:0003565
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- ErythemaHPOHP:0010783
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- FatigueHPOHP:0012378
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Mucosal telangiectasiaeHPOHP:0100579
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Muscle weaknessHPOHP:0001324
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- MyalgiaHPOHP:0003326
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- MyositisHPOHP:0100614
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
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- Palpebral edemaHPOHP:0100540
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Skin rashHPOHP:0000988
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Telangiectasia of the skinHPOHP:0100585
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- AlopeciaHPOHP:0001596
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- ArthralgiaHPOHP:0002829
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- ArthritisHPOHP:0001369
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
Where it sits
Other names
5 names
Resolves to: juvenile dermatomyositis
- Also called
- childhood dermatomyositisinflammation of myoseptumjuvenile DMmyoseptum inflammationmyoseptumitis