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Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies [PDF]
Seminars in Neurology, 2009 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]
Neurologic Clinics, 2014 The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) consist of rare heterogeneous autoimmune disorders that present with marked proximal and symmetric muscle weakness, except for distal and asymmetric weakness in inclusion body myositis. Despite many similarities, the IIM are fairly heterogeneous from the histopathologic and pathogenetic standpoints, and also
Mazen M, Dimachkie +2 more
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Disease Specific Autoantibodies in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2019 Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies represent still a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in different disciplines including neurology, rheumatology, and dermatology.
Bruno Stuhlmüller +4 more
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Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies [PDF]
Vnitřní lékařství, 2018 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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IDIOPATHIC INFLAMMATORY MYOPATHIES [PDF]
Neurologic Clinics, 1997 Dermatomyositis, polymyositis, and inclusion body myositis are the major categories of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy. These inflammatory myopathies are distinct clinically, histologically, and pathogenically. Features of dermatomyositis and polymyositis can overlap with those of other autoimmune connective tissue diseases.
A A, Amato, R J, Barohn
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DISABILITY IN PATIENTS WITH IDIOPATHIC INFLAMMATORY MYOPATHIES [PDF]
Archives of the Balkan Medical Union, 2019 Introduction. Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are a heterogeneous group of disorders, characterized by chronic muscle weakness, low muscle endurance and by the presence of inflammatory cell infiltrates in muscle tissue, with organ damage and ...
Natalia LOGHIN-OPREA +5 more
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Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies [PDF]
Journal of Neuroimmunology, 2011 The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) encompass a heterogeneous group of rare disorders that present with acute, subacute, or chronic muscle weakness. Besides overlapping clinical manifestations, polymyositis, dermatomyositis and autoimmune necrotizing myopathy may be associated with cancer or collagen vascular disease, and respond generally ...
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Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and the lung [PDF]
European Respiratory Review, 2015 Idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM) is a group of rare connective tissue diseases (CTDs) characterised by muscular and extramuscular signs, in which lung involvement is a challenging issue.
Jean-Christophe Lega +5 more
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Resistin in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies [PDF]
Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2012 Abstract Introduction The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the serum levels and local expression of resistin in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies to controls, and to determine the relationship between resistin levels, inflammation and disease activity.
Filkova, Maria +10 more
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Inflammasomes and idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Frontiers in ImmunologyIdiopathic 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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