French expert opinion for the management of juvenile dermatomyositis

Abstract A guideline group consisting of a pediatric rheumatologist, internists, rheumatologists, immunologists, a physiotherapist and a patient expert elaborated guidelines related to the management of juvenile dermatomyositis on behalf of the rare autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases network FAI 2 R. A systematic search of the literature published between 2000 and 2015 and indexed in PubMed was undertaken. Here, we present the expert opinion for diagnosis and treatment in juvenile dermatomyositis.