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The value of myositis-specific autoantibodies in the diagnosis of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy and tumor risk prediction [PDF]

Journal of International Medical Research
Objective To investigate the value of myositis-specific autoantibodies in the diagnosis of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy and tumor risk prediction in patients with clinically suspected idiopathic inflammatory myopathy. Methods This retrospective study
Lili Shi, Rong Min, Yanyan Wu, Jiahui Liu, Xia Liu, Peichang Wang   +5 more
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Outcome of COVID-19 in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy during the Omicron wave in China: A longitudinal observational study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
ObjectiveThe coronavirus disease pandemic brought unknown challenges to patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy, who are often heavily immunosuppressed and have comorbidities.
Ying Li, Xiaolan Tian, Chao Sun, Yangyang Wei, Wei Jiang, Linrong He, Chunjia Li, Lu Zhang, Guochun Wang, Xin Lu   +9 more
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Amyloid myopathy mimicked with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy diagnosed using Congo red staining: a case report [PDF]

BMC Neurology
Amyloid myopathy often occurs in the context of systemic amyloidosis, as a rare manifestation of “light chain” (AL) amyloidosis, accounting for 1% of its incidence.
Xingyu Han, Mohammadreza Kosari, Li Xu, Yue Li, Meng-ge Yang, Huajie Gao, Huizhen Ge, Bitao Bu, Suqiong Ji   +8 more
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Cardiac arrest in seronegative idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: a case report. [PDF]

Eur Heart J Case Rep, 2023
Srivatsav V, Khan A, Wardell S.
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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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Prominent Asymmetric Muscle Weakness and Atrophy in Seronegative Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy

Diagnostics, 2021
Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy, a new subgroup of inflammatory myopathies, usually begins with subacute onset of symmetrical proximal muscle weakness.
Sunha Park, Dae-Hyun Jang, Jae-Min Kim, Nara Yoon   +3 more
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Refractory ventricular tachycardia and heart failure due to anti-mitochondrial antibody-positive inflammatory myopathy

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2023
Background Anti-mitochondrial antibody (AMA)-positive inflammatory myopathy, a rare type of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy which was frequently difficult to diagnose, can affect muscles and the structure and electrical conduction of the heart.
Rong Huang, Xinlin Zhang, Zhonglin Han, Xiang Wu, Guannan Li, Jianzhou Chen, Biao Xu, Rong Gu, Lian Wang   +8 more
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Anti-MDA5 juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathy with second-degree heart block but no skin or lung involvement: a case report

BMC Rheumatology, 2021
Background Patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy and autoantibodies directed against melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (MDA5) characteristically have interstitial lung disease, severe cutaneous involvement, arthritis, and relatively ...
Meghan E. Ryan, Daniel Cortez, Kelly R. Dietz, Peter Karachunski, Bryce A. Binstadt   +4 more
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Leflunomide-Induced Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy in a Patient With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2023
Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM) is a subtype of inflammatory myopathy that is characterized by proximal muscle weakness, markedly elevated serum creatine kinase, myopathic electromyographic findings, and muscle biopsies revealing necrosis or ...
Dylan Matthew Salazar BS, Devanshi Narendra Damani MD, Piya Kositangool BS, Melina Jo Ortiz BS, Jonathan Lavezo MD, Fatma Dihowm MD, MS   +5 more
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A case of dermatomyositis in a patient with central core disease: unusual association with autoimmunity and genetic muscle disease

Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal, 2021
Background Dermatomyositis is an inflammatory muscle disease caused by immune-mediated muscle injury, and central core disease (CCD) is a congenital myopathy associated with disturbed intracellular calcium homeostasis and excitation-contraction coupling.
Min Jung Kim, Mi Hyeon Kim, Sung-Hye Park, Yeong Wook Song   +3 more
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