feet can be a symptom of advanced polymyositis and inclusion body myositis. The systemic involvement of polymyositis includes interstitial lung disease...
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criteria, which are also used to differentially diagnose with respect to polymyositis: Muscle weakness in both thighs or both upper arms Using a blood test...
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well, polymyositis tends to respond well to treatments, IBM does not. IBM is often confused with (misdiagnosed as) polymyositis. Polymyositis that does...
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underlying cancer. The main classes of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy are polymyositis (PM), dermatomyositis (DM) (including juvenile, amyopathic, and sine-dermatitis...
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celiac disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjögren's syndrome or polymyositis; gastrointestinal diseases, such as non-celiac gluten sensitivity (which...
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associated with giant-cell arteritis (It often responds to prednisolone). Polymyositis is an autoimmune condition in which the muscle is affected. Rhabdomyolysis...
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of symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), scleroderma, and polymyositis. The idea behind the "mixed" disease is that this specific autoantibody...
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most common antibody is "Anti-Jo-1" named after John P, a patient with polymyositis and interstitial lung disease detected in 1980. This anti-histidyl tRNA...
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treated by drugs like corticosteroids or immunosuppressants. (M33.2) Polymyositis produces muscle weakness. It can often be treated by drugs like corticosteroids...
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that typically test positive for autoantibodies are dermatomyositis, polymyositis, and inclusion body myositis. Other autoimmune diseases, such as systemic...
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