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Infectious myositis (IM), is the infection of the skeletal muscle tissue (particularly voluntary muscle), which is characterized by swelling, pain, tenderness and/or weakness and is most commonly caused by bacteria, frequently by Staphylococcal and ...
Ram , Arun +3 more
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Diagnosis of inflammatory myositis has been made easier with the availability of commercial assays for myositis-specific and myositis-associated antibodies.
Vineeta Shobha, Liza Rajasekhar
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Making the Diagnosis of Myositis: Definition and Classification of Myositis
Myositis is a heterogeneous group of autoimmune diseases encompassing a large spectrum of clinical manifestations including some patients presenting with no muscle involvement. Thus, the clinician must be aware that arthritis, certain cutaneous features,
Lundberg, IE, Leclair, V
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A national registry for juvenile dermatomyositis and other paediatric idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: 10 years' experience; the Juvenile Dermatomyositis National (UK and Ireland) Cohort Biomarker Study and Repository for Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies [PDF]
Objectives: The paediatric idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are a group of rare chronic inflammatory disorders of childhood, affecting muscle, skin and other organs.
Juvenile Dermatomyositis Research Group +15 more
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There is an intriguing relationship between cancer and myositis. The immunosuppressive agents commonly used to treat myositis patients are known to favor the development of cancer, but this factor does not seem to be the main cause of the association ...
Albert Selva-O'Callaghan +3 more
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The S2e guidelines on myositis were completely updated and revised under the leadership of the German Society for Neurology and the participation of many other specialist societies. Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy and antisynthetase syndrome are now
Feist, Eugen, Korsten, Peter
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Pediatric myositis ossificans circumscripta following traumatic hip dislocation: A case report
Myositis ossificans is non-neoplastic heterotopic bone forms in skeletal muscle. We recognize 3 subtypes: fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, myositis ossificans with no history of trauma (nontraumatic or pseudomalignant), and circumscribed or ...
Khadija Laasri, MD +5 more
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Objective A pilot study to determine endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) number in children with Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM). Methods After obtaining informed consent, the EPC number from 34 fasting children with definite/probable JDM at various stages
Dong Xu +4 more
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Cutaneous manifestations in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs), also known as autoimmune myositis, are a rare group of autoimmune disorders with a heterogenoeous spectrum of muscular and extramuscular involvement. IIM can be classified into several subgroups: dermatomyositis
Juan Sanz-Correa +2 more
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Objectives: Heterotopic bone formation within a muscle is designated as ‘myositis ossificans’, and it is associated with multiple aetiologies, such as trauma, genetic predisposition, post-infection, or undetermined causes.
Erika Antonia dos Anjos Ramos +4 more
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