Presentations and outcomes of juvenile dermatomyositis patients admitted to intensive care units

 

Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) may be complicated by life-threatening conditions requiring paediatric ICU (PICU) management. Here, the authors report on a retrospective study of JDM patients admitted to two French hospital PICUs, describing the causes, treatment and outcomes of these severe, little-known complications in order to improve their management. They found that primary JDM vasculopathy-related complications were the most common causes for admission to PICUs, and had a favourable outcome despite severe life- threatening events.

Besançon A, Brochard K, Dupic L, et al. Presentations and outcomes of juvenile dermatomyositis patients admitted to intensive care units. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2017 Oct 1;56(10):1814-1816.