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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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Targeted Therapy for Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy [PDF]

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Background Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a heterogeneous group of autoimmune disorders characterized by chronic muscle inflammation and significant extramuscular involvement.
Ruijie Wang, Wei Lin, Qibing Xie, Geng Yin   +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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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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Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies [PDF]

Seminars in Neurology, 2009
The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are a group of rare disorders including polymyositis (PM), dermatomyositis (DM), and autoimmune necrotizing myopathies (NMs). The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies share many similarities. They present acutely, subacutely, or chronically with marked proximal and symmetric muscle weakness, except for associated ...
Mazen M, Dimachkie, Richard J, Barohn
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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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Inflammatory Myopathy as Early Manifestation of Gastric Cancer [PDF]

International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research, 2011
Inflammatory myopathy is a paraneoplastic syndrome. Inflammatory myopathy may be the first manifestation of underlying malignancy. It was reported in patients with colon cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, lung cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Ali Eishi Oskuie, Babak Ahmadi Salmasi, Nasim Valizadeh   +2 more
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