Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis, and Autoimmune Necrotizing Myopathy: Clinical Features - 02/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.rdc.2011.01.001
Sabiha Khan, MD a, Lisa Christopher-Stine, MD, MPH b, ⁎ 
a Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 5200 Eastern Avenue, Mason F. Lord Center Tower, Suite 4100, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
b Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 5200 Eastern Avenue, Mason F. Lord Center Tower, Suite 4500, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
Corresponding author.Résumé |
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are a heterogeneous group of autoimmune disorders predominantly affecting skeletal muscles, resulting in muscle inflammation and weakness. The 3 most common inflammatory myopathies are polymyositis (PM), dermatomyositis (DM), and inclusion body myositis. This review details the clinical findings noted in PM, DM, and the emerging entity of autoimmune necrotizing myopathy.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Myositis, Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis, Inflammatory myopathy
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| Funding/Support: Dr Christopher-Stine’s work is supported by NIH grant K23-AR-053197. |
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Vol 37 - N° 2
P. 143-158 - mai 2011 Retour au numéro
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- Preface : Myopathies
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