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Evolving classification and role of muscle biopsy in diagnosis of inflammatory myopathies
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2022 Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) is a broad term that includes dermatomyositis, polymyositis, overlap myositis, sporadic inclusion body myositis, and immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy.
Meenakshi Swain, Megha Uppin
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Reproductive health aspects in men with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: a multicenter study [PDF]
, 2009 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate reproductive health of males with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM), and comparing them with a control group. METHODS: Demographic data, urologic evaluation (including pubertal parameters and sexual/erectile function ...
Bonfá, Eloisa Silva Dutra de Oliveira +10 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) are present at high titers in 2% of the general population, but their clinical significance in individuals without an autoimmune (AI) disease is not known. We tested the hypothesis that the presence of a high ANA titer in non‐AI conditions is associated with disease.
Matthew Chung +7 more
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Coexistence of Axial Spondyloarthritis and Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy
Case Reports in Rheumatology, 2020 Both axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) are infrequent, and their coexistence is even rarer; there are a few reported cases in the literature.
Yongpeng Ge, Linrong He
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Incidence and Prevalence of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies in Korea: a Nationwide Population-based Study [PDF]
, 2019 Background: This study aimed to estimate the incidence and prevalence of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) and associated comorbidities in Korea from 2006 to 2015.
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Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.Objective Several case reports have proposed a potential association between COVID‐19 vaccination and the subsequent development of idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM). This study examined prior COVID‐19 vaccination in US Veterans who developed new‐onset IIM compared to those without new‐onset IIM.
Caleb Hernández +10 more
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Clinical characteristics of patients with anti-TIF1-γ antibodies
Rheumatology, 2016 Objectives : Inflammatory myopathies are a group of idiopathic, heterogeneous systemic diseases affecting predominantly skeletal muscles, though they can also involve the skin and internal organs.
Anna Masiak +3 more
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Elevated serum levels of macrophage migration inhibitory factor and stem cell growth factor β in patients with idiopathic and systemic sclerosis associated pulmonary arterial hypertension. [PDF]
, 2015 Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) can be idiopathic or secondary to autoimmune diseases, and it represents one of the most threatening complications of systemic sclerosis (SSc).
Alessandri, Cristiano +9 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.Objective The objective of this study was to describe the longitudinal disease course and pulmonary outcomes of North American patients with melanoma differentiation‐associated gene 5 antibody (MDA5 ab) associated dermatomyositis (DM). Methods Thirty patients with MDA5 ab DM were identified in a single center longitudinal cohort of 352 patients with ...
Jenice X Cheah +8 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 ObjectiveHealth-related quality of life is impaired in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. This study aimed to identify the main areas of the health-related quality of life environment domain that are affected in patients with myositis.MethodsA ...
I Armadans-Tremolosa +4 more
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