A small number of children with dermatomyositis may have acute phenomena, uncomplicated patients with a low chance of death, patients with complications have a high chance of death.
1. patients without complications: children with dermatomyositis without complications of the child is usually just a variety of types of skin abnormalities, symmetrical weakness of the limbs, etc., the chance of death is not high, to take targeted treatment can be.
2. patients with complications: patients with complications are generally higher chance of death, dermatomyositis, if not effectively treated, may cause interstitial lung disease and heart disease, cardiac arrhythmia and congestive heart failure, this time it is more serious, easy to death.
Dermatomyositis in children is a more complex disease, usually need to go to a regular hospital as soon as possible after diagnosis to receive treatment, otherwise there may be complications, jeopardizing the life.