Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) represent a heterogeneous group of autoimmune disorders primarily characterised by progressive muscle weakness and inflammation, but with potential involvement ...

Despite modern medical therapies, multiorgan idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are associated with reduced quality of life and life expectancy. A systematic review of all published ...

Jackson, MS - New research suggests that mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) can be used in the management of autoimmune inflammatory myopathy. The finding, published in the March 2005 issue of Rheumatology, ...

Adults with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) have a threefold higher risk for death, and that risk is highest during the first year after diagnosis, a study found. The findings indicate ...

This report describes a female patient in her 60s with an immune-mediated necrotising myopathy (IMNM) occurring after semaglutide use. She was found to have progressive dysphagia, dysphonia, proximal ...

Dermatomyositis is a rare autoimmune disease that typically affects the skin, muscle and respiratory system. Patients with dermatomyositis usually require prompt treatment with intense ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PHILADELPHIA — High risk factors for cancer in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy include ...

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Early-onset IBM challenges age-centric diagnostic criteria, with symptoms appearing in patients younger than 46. Younger IBM patients show a higher rate of mitochondrial DNA mutations, indicating ...

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) comprise a group of inflammatory disorders in which there is chronic inflammation of skeletal muscle. This is then followed by muscle weakness. One type of ...

Treatment regimens of steroids and disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs were effective in reducing the short-term death rate among patients with acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease ...