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Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies [PDF]
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM), also known as myositis, are a heterogeneous group of autoimmune disorders with varying clinical manifestations, treatment responses and prognoses. Muscle weakness is usually the classical clinical manifestation but other organs can be affected, including the skin, joints, lungs, heart and gastrointestinal tract,
Ingrid E Lundberg +2 more
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Inflammasomes and idiopathic inflammatory myopathies [PDF]
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a group of systemic autoimmune diseases characterized by muscle weakness and elevated serum creatine kinase levels.
Rui Sun, Jiyan Chu, Jiyan Chu, Ping Li
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Cardiac Involvement in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies [PDF]
Hongji Zhu,1,2,* Runzhao Li,1,2,* Hongxia Tan,1,* Tangdan Ding,1,2 Ying Yuan,3 Zhihua Wen,4 Jijun Zhao,5 Min Liu,1 Qiong Shi,1 Liubing Li1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou ...
Zhu H +9 more
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Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Inflammatory myopathies are chronic, immune-mediated diseases characterised by progressive proximal muscle weakness. They encompass a variety of syndromes with protean manifestations. The diagnosis is based on Bohan and Peter's classification criteria, which nowadays seem to be obsolete.
Dominique Figarella‐Branger +4 more
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Recognition of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies Underlying Interstitial Lung Diseases [PDF]
Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) is one of the most common causes of mortality in idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIM). Despite these conditions being commonly associated with proximal weakness, skin rashes and arthritis, ILD can be the first or the ...
Giulia Morina +11 more
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Optimizing Cardiac Assessment in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies [PDF]
Sruthi S Nair
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Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies [PDF]
The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are a group of rare disorders including polymyositis (PM), dermatomyositis (DM), and autoimmune necrotizing myopathies (NMs). The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies share many similarities. They present acutely, subacutely, or chronically with marked proximal and symmetric muscle weakness, except for associated ...
Mazen M, Dimachkie, Richard J, Barohn
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Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies [PDF]
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs), except for sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM), present with subacute symmetrical weakness of the limb girdle muscles, an elevated serum creatine kinase activity, and inflammatory cells in the muscle biopsy (necrotizing autoimmune myopathy being an exception).
van der Kooi, A. J., de Visser, M.
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Cutaneous manifestations in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs), also known as autoimmune myositis, are a rare group of autoimmune disorders with a heterogenoeous spectrum of muscular and extramuscular involvement. IIM can be classified into several subgroups: dermatomyositis
Juan Sanz-Correa +2 more
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Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies [PDF]
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies form a heterogeneous group of acquired inflammatory diseases afflicting striated muscles. The disease is frequently accompanied by systemic and organ involvement. Dermatomyositis, polymyositis, cancer associated myositis, immune mediated necrotizing myopathy, myositis in overlap syndromes, juvenile myositis and ...
Parker, Matthew +3 more
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