The Cutaneous Assessment Tool: development and reliability in juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathy.

Authors :: Huber, A. M.
Dugan, E. M.
Lachenbruch, P. A.
Feldman, B. M.
Perez, M. D.
Zemel, L. S.
Lindsley, C. B.
Rennebohm, R. M.
Wallace, C. A.
Passo, M. H.
Reed, A. M.
Bowyer, S. L.
Ballinger, S. H.
Miller, F. W.
Rider, L. G.
Source :: Rheumatology; Oct2007, Vol. 46 Issue 10, p1606-1611, 6p, 3 Charts, 1 Graph
Publication Year :: 2007
Abstract: Objectives. Clinical care and therapeutic trials in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) require accurate and consistent assessment of cutaneous involvement. The Cutaneous Assessment Tool (CAT) was designed to measure skin activity and damage in IIM. We describe the development and inter-rater reliability of the CAT, and the frequency of lesions endorsed in a large population of juvenile IIM patients. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Subjects :: MUSCLE diseases
JUVENILE diseases
DERMATOMYOSITIS
SKIN diseases
CLINICAL trials

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