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Atypical presentation of anti-small ubiquitin-like modifier 1 and melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 antibody positive dermatomyositis presenting with significant inflammatory myopathy on biopsy and normal creatine kinase levels: A case report

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are characterized by chronic inflammation of skeletal muscle. The main subtypes of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies include dermatomyositis, polymyositis, and necrotizing autoimmune myopathies.
Srikar Sama, Nidaa Rasheed, Kyle Shen, Negar Khanlou, Karam Han, Alicia Rodriguez-Pla   +5 more
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POLYMYOSITIS/DERMATOMIOSITIS: DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

Научно-практическая ревматология, 2016
The lecture considers the problem of rare systemic connective tissue diseases, such as idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs). It underlines the clinical and immunological heterogeneity of their subtypes, which defines therapeutic tactics and ...
O. A. Antelava
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Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy: An Often Misdiagnosed Entity

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2015
Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathies (IMNM) are recognized as a subgroup of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM). IMNM are defined based on a combination of clinical presentation and laboratory studies, requiring a specific myopathological pattern ...
Joana Almeida Espírito Santo, Rui Garcia, Benilde Barbosa, Olinda Rebelo, José Pereira de Moura   +4 more
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Incidence and outcomes of neuromuscular immune-related adverse events in head and neck cancer patients treated with checkpoint inhibitors

Scientific Reports
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are a transformative therapy for many cancers, including head and neck cancer (HNC). However, their unique mechanism can trigger immune-related adverse events.
Stefanie Glaubitz, Jana Zschüntzsch, Andreas Sakkas, Mario Scheurer, Frank Wilde, Alexander Schramm, Marcel Ebeling   +6 more
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Value of serum muscle enzymes in the differential diagnosis of myopathies

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2019
Objective To explore the expression differences of serum muscle enzymes among different types of myopathies and viral hepatitis. Methods This study enrolled 578 patients with myopathies and 51 patients with viral hepatitis from January to September 2018.
Yuan-yuan MA, Meng YU, Xiao-fang LI, Zhi-ying XIE, Xue-ying LI, Zhe ZHANG, Yun YUAN, Zhao-xia WANG   +7 more
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Autoimmune inflammatory myopathies

, 2007
The autoimmune inflammatory myopathies constitute a heterogeneous group of acquired myopathies that have in common the presence of endomysial inflammation and moderate to severe muscle weakness. Based on currently evolved distinct clinical, histologic, immunopathologic, and autoantibody features, these disorders can be best classified as ...
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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 ...
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Rhabdomyolysis: a narrative review

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Rhabdomyolysis is the acute necrosis of striated skeletal muscle, with release of its constituents into the extracellular space and circulation. Acute muscle pain (myalgia), weakness, and edema are associated with serum levels of the muscle enzyme ...
Celia Harumi Tengan, Acary Souza Bulle Oliveira, Alzira Alves de Siqueira Carvalho, Cezar Daniel Snak de Souza, Claudia Ferreira da Rosa Sobreira, Edmar Zanoteli, Helga Cristina Almeida da Silva   +6 more
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Assessment of Sonoelastography as Diagnosis Tool of Inflammatory Myopathies [PDF]

Applied Medical Informatics, 2010
Background: Inflammatory myopathies represent a special group of pathology. Establishing the correct diagnosis in the early phase and a better follow-up are the main objective for improving the life quality of these patients.
Carolina BOTAR-JID, Sorana D. BOLBOACĂ, Laura DAMIAN, Sorin M. DUDEA, Cosmin PANTILIE, Sergiu NEDEVSCHI, Radu BADEA   +6 more
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Imaging assessment of calcinosis in juvenile dermatomyositis: a narrative review

Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
Calcinosis is a severe manifestation of juvenile and adult idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, which can lead to pain, limited range of motion, disfigurement, and infection.
Belina Y. Yi, Jessica Perfetto, Evin Rothschild, Kelly Rouster-Stevens, Amanda Robinson, Kathryn Cook, Delaney D. Ding, Andrea Eagle Child, Ovgu Kul Cinar, Barbara Limbach, Charalampia Papadopoulou, Lesley Ann Saketkoo, Adam Schiffenbauer, Heinrike Schmeling, Antonia Valenzuela, Susan Shenoi, Dawn M. Wahezi, for the CARRA JDM Calcinosis workgroup   +17 more
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