Could ultrasound and muscle elastography be associated with clinical assessment, laboratory and nailfold capillaroscopy in juvenile dermatomyositis patients?

Table 2 – Ultrasound evaluation at gray scale, qualitative and semiquantitative of patients and controls

Qualitative Gray Scale¹	Patients (N = 22) N = 220 muscles	Controls (N = 14) N = 140 Muscles	p value
D	10 (22.7%)	0 (0%)	< 0.001
BB	9 (20.5%)	0 (0%)	< 0.001
FF	8 (18.2%)	0 (0%)	< 0.001
QF	14 (31.8%)	0 (0%)	< 0.001
AT	12 (27.3%)	0 (0%)	< 0.001
Semiquantitative Gray Scale²
D moderate alteration important alteration	17 (38.6%)	0 (0%)	< 0.001
D moderate alteration important alteration	24 (54.5%)	0 (0%)	< 0.001
BB moderate alteration important alteration	16 (36.4%)	2 (7.1%)	< 0.001
BB moderate alteration important alteration	24 (54.5%)	0 (0%)	< 0.001
FF moderate alteration important alteration	20 (45.6%)	0 (0%)	< 0.001
FF moderate alteration important alteration	19 (43.2%)	0 (0%)	< 0.001
QF moderate alteration important alteration	4 (9.1%)	5 (17.9%)	< 0.001
QF moderate alteration important alteration	37 (84.1%)	0 (0%)	< 0.001
AT moderate alteration important alteration	17 (38.6%)	2 (7.1%)	< 0.001
AT moderate alteration important alteration	25 (56.8%)	0 (0%)	< 0.001

1Ultrasonography assessment altered when compared to normal muscle pattern
2Ultrasonography assessment with moderate alteration (grade 2) or important alteration (grades 3 and 4)
D: Deltoid; BB: Biceps brachii; FF: Forearm flexor; QF: Quadriceps femoris; AT: Anterior Tibialis

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