Juvenile dermatomyositis, a rare but often severe and chronic systemic autoimmune disease, includes a large number of patients who are treatment resistant, requiring long term immunosuppressive ...

Dermatomyositis is an autoimmune disease primarily affecting the muscles and skin. It can cause complications, including an increased risk of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and other cancers.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Dermatomyositis complications can lead to hospitalization. Certain presentations upon hospitalization can ...

We conducted a randomized, placebo-controlled trial involving patients with active dermatomyositis. The patients were assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive IVIG at a dose of 2.0 g per kilogram of body ...

Commercial autoantibody testing showed no significant differences in the prevalence of myositis-specific and myositis-associated autoantibodies between patients with classic dermatomyositis and those ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . DESTIN, Fla. — Although new targets and therapies are on the horizon, current myositis treatment strategies rely ...

Amyopathic dermatomyositis (ADM) is a subtype of dermatomyositis that involves skin symptoms without the associated muscle symptoms. Dermatomyositis is a rare condition characterized by a skin rash ...

Belonging to the same group of autoimmune diseases, both dermatomyositis and polymyositis cause muscle inflammation and weakness. But dermatomyositis also affects your skin and is more likely to ...

Dermatomyositis and lupus are autoimmune conditions that may share symptoms like skin rashes, muscle weakness, and chronic inflammation. Dermatomyositis may involve lung complications and skin ulcers, ...