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== Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies == | == Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies == | ||
There are several types of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies which include:<ref name="pmid29595280">{{cite journal |vauthors=Vencovský J |title=[Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies] |language=Czech |journal=Vnitr Lek |volume=64 |issue=2 |pages=155–163 |date=2018 |pmid=29595280 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | * There are several types of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies which include:<ref name="pmid29595280">{{cite journal |vauthors=Vencovský J |title=[Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies] |language=Czech |journal=Vnitr Lek |volume=64 |issue=2 |pages=155–163 |date=2018 |pmid=29595280 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
* Common features are: | |||
** Symmetrical, proximal muscle weakness | |||
** Elevated muscle enzymes | |||
** Elevated myoglobin | |||
** Increased risk of malignancies | |||
** Abnormal electrical properties of muscle fibers detected by EMG | |||
** Positive autoantibodies against nuclear or cytoplasmic antigens in their serum | |||
** Treatment with glucocorticoids and immunosuppressive drugs | |||
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Revision as of 17:55, 5 April 2018
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
- There are several types of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies which include:[1]
- Common features are:
- Symmetrical, proximal muscle weakness
- Elevated muscle enzymes
- Elevated myoglobin
- Increased risk of malignancies
- Abnormal electrical properties of muscle fibers detected by EMG
- Positive autoantibodies against nuclear or cytoplasmic antigens in their serum
- Treatment with glucocorticoids and immunosuppressive drugs
| Inflammatory myopathy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Polymyositis and dermatomyositis | |||
| Inclusion body myositis | |||
| Immune mediated necrotizing myopathy | |||
| Juvenile myositis | |||
| Cancer associated myositis | |||
| Myositis in overlap syndromes |