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Dysferlinopathy misdiagnosed with juvenile polymyositis in the pre-symptomatic stage of hyperCKemia: a case report and literature review

BMC Medical Genomics, 2022
Background Dysferlinopathy encompasses a group of rare muscular dystrophies caused by recessive mutations in the DYSF gene. The phenotype ranges from asymptomatic elevated serum creatine kinase (hyperCKemia) to selective and progressive involvement of ...
Cecilia Contreras-Cubas, Francisco Barajas-Olmos, Maria Inés Frayre-Martínez, Georgina Siordia-Reyes, Claudia C. Guízar-Sánchez, Humberto García-Ortiz, Lorena Orozco, Vicente Baca   +7 more
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Clinical types of lung disease in polymyositis and dermatomyositis

, 2021
The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are a group of rare, heterogeneous connective tissue disorders characterized by skeletal muscle inflammation. The four main forms of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are dermatomyositis, polymyositis, inclusion ...
Liubov A. Ponomareva, Elena N. Popova, Inna B. Bondarenko   +2 more
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Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, a rare presentation of polymyositis

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2020
Background: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage is a medical emergency caused by persistent and recurrent pulmonary hemorrhage [1]. It is an uncommon presentation of polymyositis.
Sharoon Samuel, Brent Brown, Nita Mason, Tony Abdo   +3 more
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome relapsing in 10 months with an initial manifestation of polymyositis

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
Autoimmune disorders are an important cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We report a case of a patient with steroid‐responsive ARDS that relapsed in 10 months with an initial manifestation of seronegative polymyositis.
Yukihisa Takeda, Mariko Ono, Hayato Kinoshita, Yoko Nagatomo, Hiroki Miyauchi, Hiroshi Tsukamoto, Hiroyuki Nakamura, Kazutetsu Aoshiba   +7 more
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Association between a C8orf13-BLK polymorphism and polymyositis/dermatomyositis in the Japanese population: an additive effect with STAT4 on disease susceptibility.

PLoS ONE, 2014
BackgroundAccumulating evidence has shown that several non-HLA genes are involved in the susceptibility to polymyositis/dermatomyositis. This study aimed to investigate the involvement of C8orf13-BLK, one of the strongest candidate genes for autoimmune ...
Tomoko Sugiura, Yasushi Kawaguchi, Kanako Goto, Yukiko Hayashi, Takahisa Gono, Takefumi Furuya, Ichizo Nishino, Hisashi Yamanaka   +7 more
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Identification of Palmitoleic Acid Controlled by mTOR Signaling as a Biomarker of Polymyositis

Journal of Immunology Research, 2017
Polymyositis (PM) is a chronic disease characterized by muscle pain, weakness, and increase in muscle-related enzymes, accompanied with inflammations in lymphocytes.
Geng Yin, Ying Wang, Xiao-min Cen, Yuan Yang, Min Yang, Qi-bing Xie   +5 more
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Bilateral leg pain and unilateral calf atrophy caused by polymyositis accompanying lumbar spinal stenosis and disc herniation: a case report

Journal of International Medical Research, 2022
Polymyositis is a subgroup of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies characterized by symmetric proximal limb weakness and chronic skeletal muscle inflammation.
In-Hwa Baek, Hyung-Youl Park, Ho-Young Jung, Jun-Seok Lee   +3 more
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The clinical application of tumor markers in the screening of malignancies and interstitial lung disease of dermatomyositis/polymyositis patients: A retrospective study

SAGE Open Medicine, 2018
Objective: To examine the clinical utility of tumor markers in dermatomyositis/polymyositis patients in Taiwan. Method: Data were collected retrospectively from the database of Taichung Veterans General Hospital in Taiwan from 1998 to 2014.
Chong Hong Lim, Chih-Wei Tseng, Ching-Tsai Lin, Wen-Nan Huang, Yi-Hsing Chen, Yi-Ming Chen, Der-Yuan Chen   +6 more
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Polymyositis following varicella and mumps infection in adults: report of two cases

Reumatismo, 2023
Idiopathic immune myopathies (IIMs) are autoimmune diseases caused by immune-mediated muscle damage. The etiology remains unclear. Epidemiological and experimental studies, both in animals and humans, hint at viruses as major environmental factors able ...
F. Masini, K. Gjeloshi, E. Pinotti, R. Ferrara, C. Romano, G. Cuomo   +5 more
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Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis Therapeutic Strategy for Refractory Cases [PDF]

, 2011
Article信州医学雑誌 59(4): 213-222(2011)departmental bulletin ...
下島, 恭弘
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