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Roles of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in polymyositis: Inflammation and regeneration

Journal of International Medical Research, 2018
Objective To elucidate the clinical significance of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) serum concentration in patients with polymyositis. Methods Thirty-six patients with polymyositis were enrolled.
Yu-Qiong Zou, Wei-Dong Jin, Ya-Song Li
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Severe myopathy in a patient with chronic neurological disease – diagnostic challenges [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Rheumatology, 2023
Polymyositis is a rare disease that belongs to the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) group, characterized by chronic muscle inflammation, and in rare cases a life-threatening condition due to extra-muscular involvement.
Cristian-Mihai Ilie, Suzana Popescu, Sinziana Daia-Iliescu, Ioana Saulescu, Denisa Predeteanu, Violeta-Claudia Bojinca, Andra Balanescu, Daniela Opris-Belinski   +7 more
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High-Dose Subcutaneous Immunoglobulins for the Treatment of Severe Treatment-Resistant Polymyositis

Case Reports in Rheumatology, 2014
Polymyositis is a rare debilitating condition characterized by chronic inflammation and muscle weakness. Standard treatments include corticosteroids and immunosuppressants; however, resistance to these regimens may develop.
Cherin Patrick, Delain Jean-Christophe, Crave Jean-Charles, Cartry Odile   +3 more
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Chronic-graft-versus-host-disease-related polymyositis: a 17-months-old child with a rare and late complication of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background: Chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD) occurs in 20-30% of paediatric patients receiving haemopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Neuromuscular disorders such as polymyositis are considered a rare and distinctive but non-diagnostic ...
Matteo Chinello, Rita Balter, Massimiliano De Bortoli, Virginia Vitale, Ada Zaccaron, Elisa Bonetti, Paola Tonin, Gaetano Vattemi, Valeria Guglielmi, Simone Cesaro   +9 more
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Polymyositis concomitant with hepatitis B virus infection: Treatment challenges

, 2023
Polymyositis is a chronic autoimmune disease that presents with symmetrical progressive proximal muscle weakness. The cause of this disease due to abnormal activation of macrophages that might be associated with systemic diseases such as other autoimmune
Tandiono, Vincent, Ginting, Andi R.
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Severe Rhabdomyolysis without Systemic Involvement: A Rare Case of Idiopathic Eosinophilic Polymyositis

Case Reports in Rheumatology, 2015
Introduction. Eosinophilic polymyositis (EPM) is a rare cause of rhabdomyolysis characterized by eosinophilic infiltrates in the muscle. We describe the case of a young patient with eosinophilic polymyositis causing isolated severe rhabdomyolysis without
Ayesha Farooq, Vivek Choksi, Andrew Chu, Dhruti Mankodi, Sameer Shaharyar, Keith O’Brien, Uday Shankar   +6 more
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Spontaneous Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage in a Mediastinal Tumor in a Patient With Polymyositis: A Case Report

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2008
Spontaneous retroperitoneal hemorrhage is a lethal cause of acute abdomen that is most frequently related to drugs, coagulopathy and intra-abdominal tumors.
Tzu-Jung Fang, Shih-Chieh Hsu, Ming-Chen Shih, Cheng-Yuan Wang, Ling-I Chen, Yi-Chun Tsai, Yu-Chih Lin   +6 more
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Case report: Systemic muscle involvement as the primary clinical manifestation of chronic active Epstein–Barr virus infection: A case-based review

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
Chronic active Epstein–Barr virus infection (CAEBV) is common in Asian countries and characterized by recurrent or persistent infectious mononucleosis-like symptoms.
Shanfen Shi, Liangda Li, Cuiping Pan, Yandi Yang, Gun Chen, Yongping He   +5 more
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Profiling of Myositis Specific Antibodies and Composite Scores as an Aid in the Differential Diagnosis of Autoimmune Myopathies

Diagnostics, 2021
(1) Background: Myositis specific antibodies (MSA) represent important diagnostic and stratification tools in idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM) patients.
Michael Mahler, Kishore Malyavantham, Andrea Seaman, Chelsea Bentow, Ariadna Anunciacion-Llunell, María Teresa Sanz-Martínez, Laura Viñas-Gimenez, Albert Selva-O’Callaghan   +7 more
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COVID‐19 Vaccination Is Not Associated With the Development of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis in US Veterans

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Several case reports have proposed a potential association between COVID‐19 vaccination and the subsequent development of idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM). This study examined prior COVID‐19 vaccination in US veterans who developed new‐onset IIM compared to those without new‐onset IIM.
Caleb Hernández, Naomi Schlesinger, Jorge Rojas, Jessica A. Walsh, Tawnie J. Braaten, Gary A. Kunkel, Makoto Jones, Brian C Sauer, Julio Facelli, Grant W. Cannon, Dorota Lebiedz‐Odrobina   +10 more
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