An elderly woman with chronic ulcerative colitis who developed proximal muscle weakness, increased serum creatine phosphokinase activity, and histological and electromyographic abnormalities ...

1 Department of Neurology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2 Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands ...

The inflammatory myopaties such as polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) are autoimmune inflammatory muscle disorders characterised by the development of proximal and often symmetrical muscle ...

Phase 2 results were positive for ILYX-002, a topical immunomodulator for moderate to severe dry eye disease associated with systemic autoimmune or inflammatory conditions, according to a press ...

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a group of conditions characterized by inflammation of muscles (myositis) and other body systems. Polymyositis and dermatomyositis are subtypes of IIM.

However, its usefulness in evaluating muscle lesions in polymyositis and dermatomyositis syndromes (PM/DM) has not been established. Methods 33 patients with PM/DM who had undergone FDG PET were ...

Polymyositis and dermatomyositis are subtypes of IIM. Polymyositis causes inflammation and weakness of the skeletal muscles responsible for movement. Dermatomyositis is a form of polymyositis that ...

Objectives To evaluate the incidence and risk factors for psychiatric disorders, including depression and anxiety, and assess the risk of suicide in patients with polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis ...

For the purposes of this summary, exercise is considered the same as physical therapy. Ms. Yanelli shared studies that demonstrated evidence-based research on the positive effects of exercise for ...

Your doctor will use a combination of history, physical exam, lab tests, and imaging to help distinguish between the different possibilities. Inflammatory myopathy includes the illnesses polymyositis, ...