Open AccessRisk factors associated with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in juvenile myositis in North America
Author(s) -
Sara Sabbagh,
Jessica Neely,
Albert Chow,
Marietta DeGuzman,
Jamie Lai,
Svetlana Lvovich,
Tara McGrath,
Maria Fernanda Bádue Pereira,
Iago PinalFernandez,
Jay Roberts,
Kelly RousterStevens,
Heinrike Schmeling,
Anjali Sura,
Gabriel Tarshish,
Lori Tucker,
Lisa G. Rider,
Susan Kim
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.957
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1462-0332
pISSN - 1462-0324
DOI - 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa436
Subject(s) - medicine , myositis , pneumonia , incidence (geometry) , optics , physics
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in adult myositis patients; however, there are few studies examining PJP in juvenile myositis [juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (JIIM)]. The purpose of this study was to determine the risk factors and clinical phenotypes associated with PJP in JIIM.