Reliability of durometry to assess firmness of calcinosis lesions in Juvenile and adult dermatomyositis.
Dermatomyositis (DM) and juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) are inflammatory myopathies affecting multiple organs, including muscle and skin. Calcinosis is a complication of DM/JDM that causes significant morbidity; however, few tools exist to assess calcinosis in DM/JDM patients Th…