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Where are we moving in the classification of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies?

Current Opinion in Neurology, 2020
Purpose of review Discoveries of myositis-specific antibodies, transcriptomic signatures, and clinicoseropathological correlation support classification of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) into four major subgroups: dermatomyositis, immune ...
J. Tanboon, A. Uruha, W. Stenzel, I. Nishino   +3 more
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A Childhood Inflammatory Myopathy with Cytochrome Oxidase Deficiency: Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?

Journal of Behçet Uz Children's Hospital, 2023
Inflammatory myopathies are autoimmune disorders rarely seen in childhood. Normally high-dose corticosteroid is the current treatment for inflammatory myopathies. For a specific subgroup of patients with inflammatory myopathy with cytochrome oxidase (COX)
Gülden Diniz, Önder Yavaşcan, Ümit Başak Şarkış, Zübeyde Yıldırım, Caner Alparslan, Can Öztürk, Afig Berdeli   +6 more
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Nuclear matrix protein 2 antibody-positive adult dermatomyositis: a case report and review of the literature [PDF]

, 2020
Dermatomyositis is a clinically heterogenous inflammatory myopathy with unique cutaneous features. Myositis-specific antibodies can aid in diagnosis and anticipation of patient prognosis.
Cartron, Alexander M, Chung, Catherine, Osler, Montana, Trinidad, John C   +3 more
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The action of obestatin in skeletal muscle repair: stem cell expansion, muscle growth, and microenvironment remodeling [PDF]

, 2015
The development of therapeutic strategies for skeletal muscle diseases, such as physical injuries and myopathies, depends on the knowledge of regulatory signals that control the myogenic process. The obestatin/GPR39 system operates as an autocrine signal
ADAMO, Sergio, C. S. Mosteiro, D. l. Beiroa, F. F. Casanueva, I. Santos Zas, J. E. Viñuela, J. González Sánchez, J. M. Renaud, J. P. Camiña, J. Señarís, MORESI, Viviana, R. Gallego, R. Nogueiras, T. García Caballero, U. Gurriarán Rodríguez, W. Lin, Y. Pazos   +16 more
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Clinical features and therapeutic challenges of psoriatic arthritis coexisting with antisynthetase syndrome: a case report and literature review

Frontiers in Immunology
ObjectiveThe coexistence of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) with inflammatory myopathies, including antisynthetase syndrome (ASS), is exceptionally rare and presents significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
Rui Yan, Dan Ke, Yan Zhang, Li Li, Yanying Liu, Shengguang Li, Xiaomin Liu   +6 more
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Polymyositis Presenting With Nontraumatic Rhabdomyolysis and Dysphagia: A Case Report

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2022
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are a rare, heterogeneous group of diseases with a characteristic clinical presentation consisting of muscle inflammation and weakness.
Jonathan Aldrete MD, Christopher J. Peterson MS, James A. Tarbox MD, John S. Pixley MD   +3 more
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Predictors of survival in a cohort of patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis: effect of corticosteroids, methotrexate and azathioprine [PDF]

, 2012
Introduction: The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are rare diseases for which data regarding the natural history, response to therapies and factors affecting mortality are needed.
Crofford, Leslie J., MacDonald, Paul M., Phillips, Kristine, Schiopu, Elena, Somers, Emily C.   +4 more
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Current essentials in inflammatory myopathies [PDF]

European Medical Journal Neurology, 2013
Inflammatory myopathies are a heterogeneous group of acquired systemic diseases, which include dermatomyositis (DM), polymyositis (PM), necrotising myopathy (NM) and inclusion body myositis (IBM).
Maren Breithaupt, Jens Schmidt
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Molecular mechanisms in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Myositis is a group of rare autoimmune diseases. Muscle weakness and fatigue are the dominant symptoms and inflammation with T cells and macrophages is a characteristic finding in muscle tissue.
Zong, Mei
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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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