Polymyositis and dermatomyositis: Disease spectrum and classification

• Main Authors: Siba P Raychaudhuri (Author), Anupam Mitra (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Muscle inflammation and weakness are the key features of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs). In addition IIMs are frequently associated with cutaneous and pulmonary involvement. In clinical practice the three common inflammatory myopathies we come across are polymyositis (PM), dermatomyositis...