Research Article: Myositis Multidisciplinary Clinic in a Tertiary Referral Center
Abstract:
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are heterogeneous, systemic inflammatory diseases that share muscle inflammation as a hallmark. Besides muscles, skin, joints, lungs and gastrointestinal tract are frequently involved. IIM are rare diseases with an estimated prevalence of in individuals., The diagnosis is often a challenge and usually requires clinical evaluation, testing for autoantibodies and other complementary diagnosis exams like electromyography (EMG), muscle magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or muscle biopsy. Furthermore, IIM in adults might be associated with malignancies with an increased risk of - to - fold compared to the general population.
Introduction:
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are heterogeneous, systemic inflammatory diseases that share muscle inflammation as a hallmark. Besides muscles, skin, joints, lungs and gastrointestinal tract are frequently involved. IIM are rare diseases with an estimated prevalence of in individuals. , The diagnosis is often a challenge and usually requires clinical evaluation, testing for autoantibodies and other complementary diagnosis exams like electromyography (EMG), muscle magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or…
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