Patient-performed functional tests were found to be reliable, scalable options for assessing muscle function in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.

A study has shed new light on the mechanisms behind idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (myositis), a group of systemic ...

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Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are associated with autoantibodies against nuclear and cytoplasmic antigens. Myositis-specific autoantibodies (MSAs) are specific to patients with IIMs.

An acute necrotising myopathy is a distinct form of uncommon muscle disease characterised by the rapid advancement of ...

New research from Tokyo, Japan could help clarify the role of proinflammatory mediators in the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory myopathies, such as polymyositis and dermatomyositis. Elevated ...