Quantitative muscle ultrasonography in the follow‐up of juvenile dermatomyositis

Habers, G. Esther A.; Brussel, Marco van; Bhansing, Kavish J.; Hoppenreijs, Esther; Janssen, Anjo J.W.M.; Royen‐Kerkhof, Annet van; Pillen, Sigrid

doi:10.1002/mus.24564

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“…Ultrasonography has been found in small patients cohorts (7–10 patients) to be a useful tool for myositis. 50 51 The expert group suggests that when MRI or muscle biopsy is not possible muscle ultrasonography may be an alternative to assess myositis activity.…”

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Consensus-based recommendations for the management of juvenile dermatomyositis

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BackgroundIn 2012, a European initiative called Single Hub and Access point for pediatric Rheumatology in Europe (SHARE) was launched to optimise and disseminate diagnostic and management regimens in Europe for children and young adults with rheumatic diseases. Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a rare disease within the group of paediatric rheumatic diseases (PRDs) and can lead to significant morbidity. Evidence-based guidelines are sparse and management is mostly based on physicians' experience. Consequently, treatment regimens differ throughout Europe.ObjectivesTo provide recommendations for diagnosis and treatment of JDM.MethodsRecommendations were developed by an evidence-informed consensus process using the European League Against Rheumatism standard operating procedures. A committee was constituted, consisting of 19 experienced paediatric rheumatologists and 2 experts in paediatric exercise physiology and physical therapy, mainly from Europe. Recommendations derived from a validated systematic literature review were evaluated by an online survey and subsequently discussed at two consensus meetings using nominal group technique. Recommendations were accepted if >80% agreement was reached.ResultsIn total, 7 overarching principles, 33 recommendations on diagnosis and 19 recommendations on therapy were accepted with >80% agreement among experts. Topics covered include assessment of skin, muscle and major organ involvement and suggested treatment pathways.ConclusionsThe SHARE initiative aims to identify best practices for treatment of patients suffering from PRD. Within this remit, recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of JDM have been formulated by an evidence-informed consensus process to produce a standard of care for patients with JDM throughout Europe.

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“…Muscle sonography is considered a reliable and objective marker of muscle structure and underlying pathology in neuromuscular diseases . Sonography has been reported to be correlated with clinical severity in diseases including spinal muscular atrophy, juvenile DM and muscular dystrophy, and to be correlated with findings of other diagnostic modalities such as MRI and muscle biopsy . In many conditions, diseased muscles show abnormal echo signal intensity and size (e.g.…”

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“…findings of other diagnostic modalities such as MRI and muscle biopsy [11][12][13][14]. In many conditions, diseased muscles show abnormal echo signal intensity and size (e.g.…”

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Intramuscular dissociation of echogenicity in the triceps surae characterizes sporadic inclusion body myositis

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Matsui

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Euro J of Neurology

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“…DMD) and as an important (secondary) outcome in the growing number of therapeutic trials in patients with both inherited and acquired muscle disease (e.g. sIBM and Pompe's disease) [2,10,21,71,88,94]. For MRI and US to be useful as monitoring tools it is important to standardize image acquisition protocols.…”

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Muscle imaging in inherited and acquired muscle diseases

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Verhamme

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Euro J of Neurology

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In this review we discuss the use of conventional (computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound) and advanced muscle imaging modalities (diffusion tensor imaging, magnetic resonance spectroscopy) in hereditary and acquired myopathies. We summarize the data on specific patterns of muscle involvement in the major categories of muscle disease and provide recommendations on how to use muscle imaging in this field of neuromuscular disorders.

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Quantitative muscle ultrasonography in the follow‐up of juvenile dermatomyositis

Abstract: QMUS can provide additional information for follow-up of JDM regarding disease severity and residual muscle damage, particularly after normalization of CMAS.

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Consensus-based recommendations for the management of juvenile dermatomyositis

Consensus-based recommendations for the management of juvenile dermatomyositis

Intramuscular dissociation of echogenicity in the triceps surae characterizes sporadic inclusion body myositis

Muscle imaging in inherited and acquired muscle diseases

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