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Epidemiology of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies

Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2023
The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are a heterogeneous group of systemic autoimmune diseases that affect the skeletal muscles and can also involve the skin, joints, lungs and heart. The epidemiology of IIM is obscured by changing classification criteria and the inherent shortcomings of case identification using healthcare record diagnostic ...
Thomas Khoo, James B. Lilleker, Bernard Yu-Hor Thong, Valérie Leclair, Janine A. Lamb, Hector Chinoy   +5 more
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Pregnancy outcome in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy

, 2018
The aim of our study was to assess the prevalence and outcome of pregnancy in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy patients who became pregnant after the onset of the disease. Female idiopathic inflammatory myopathy patients (173) were included in our study.
Constantin, Tamás, Ponyi, Andrea, Dankó, Katalin, Váncsa, Andrea, Zeher, Margit   +4 more
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Malignancy and idiopathic inflammatory myopathies

North American Journal of Medical Sciences, 2013
Association between idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) and malignancy is well known and has been extensively reported in the literature. However, in the recent years, several new studies were published allowing us to better understand the clinical characteristics and pathophysiology of cancer-associated IIMs.
Ungprasert, Patompong, Bethina, Narandra K, Jones, Christine H   +2 more
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From myositis to sarcoidosis: a rare autoimmune continuum

EULAR Rheumatology Open
: Background: Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disease that may rarely coexist with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. The overlap of sarcoidosis and idiopathic inflammatory myopathy is exceptional and poses diagnostic difficulties due to ...
Mert Can Ataca, Semih Gulle
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Assessment of disability in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: a call for linearity

, 2021
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the clinimetric properties of the Academic Medical Centre Disability Score (ALDS) in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM). METHODS: We used prospectively collected data of IIM patients who completed a phase-2 study
Verhamme, Camiel, van Schaik, Ivo N, Eftimov, Filip, de Visser, Marianne, van der Kooi, Anneke J, van Schaik, Ivo N., Aggarwal, Rohit, de Haan, Rob J, Raaphorst, Joost, Min, Minoesch, van der Kooi, Anneke J., de Haan, Rob J., Walter, Anne W, Walter, Anne W., Lim, Johan   +14 more
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Immunosuppressive and immunomodulatory therapies for idiopathic inflammatory myopathies

, 2023
Objectives: This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows:. This protocol is for two separate reviews to assess the effects (benefits and harms) of immunosuppressant and immunomodulatory treatments for the ...
Gullick, Nj, Shokraneh, Farhad, Gordon, Patrick A., Gullick, Nicola J., Pipitone, N, Brassington, Ruth, Ali, Ss, Gordon, Pa, Ali, Saadia Sasha, Raaphorst, Joost, Brassington, R, Raaphorst, J, Pipitone, Nicolo   +12 more
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Intravenous immunoglobulins as first-line treatment in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: a pilot study [PDF]

, 2021
OBJECTIVES: We explored efficacy and safety of IVIg as first-line treatment in patients with an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy. METHODS: In this investigator-initiated phase 2 open-label study, we included 20 adults with a newly diagnosed, biopsy ...
Verhamme, Camiel, Hoogendijk, Jessica E., Eftimov, Filip, de Visser, Marianne, Aronica, Eleonora, van Schaik, Ivo N., Saris, Christiaan G.J., Raaphorst, Joost, Brusse, Esther, Brusse, Esther; id_orcid, van der Kooi, Anneke J., de Haan, Rob J., Saris, Christiaan G. J., Lim, Johan   +13 more
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Marked Long‐Term Improvement in Lung Function in Melanoma Differentiation–Associated Protein 5 Antibody–Positive Dermatomyositis Patients: Experience of a Single‐Center Longitudinal Cohort in North America

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective of this study was to describe the longitudinal disease course and pulmonary outcomes of North American patients with melanoma differentiation–associated protein 5 (MDA5) antibody–associated dermatomyositis (DM). Methods Thirty patients with MDA5 antibody–associated DM were identified in a single‐center longitudinal cohort of 352
Jenice X. Cheah, Sangmee S. Bae, Tiffany De Leon, Yuna Lee, Rong Guo, David Elashoff, Jennifer Wang, Ani Shahbazian, Christina Charles‐Schoeman   +8 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, Hulejova, Hana, Kuncova, Klara, Plestilova, Lenka, Andrés Cerezo, Lucie, Mann, Herman, Klein, Martin, Zamecnik, Josef, Gay, Steffen, Vencovsky, Jiri, Senolt, Ladislav   +10 more
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Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: From muscle biopsy to serology

Indian Journal of Rheumatology, 2020
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are heterogeneous group of muscle disorders characterized by variable degree of muscle weakness and muscle inflammation. Various classification systems have been proposed for myositis.
Ritu Verma, Vimal Kumar Paliwal
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