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 ...

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 ...

Dermatomyositis (DM) affects characteristic areas of the skin and muscles, with different sites of systemic involvement (Figure 1-2). A detailed physical exam is essential for making the correct ...

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, known collectively as myositis, are chronic diseases that cause disability, mainly from muscle weakness, despite the use of immunosuppressive therapies. An improved ...

TORRINGTON -- Patty Crane was first diagnosed with dermatomyositis in 2006. "It was tough going at first," the Torrington resident said. The rare condition, one of several myositis disease ...

1 Department of Sports Medicine, Medical Faculty of Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey 2 Department of Sports Medicine, Medical Faculty of Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey 3 Department of ...

Recent sunburn was associated with the development of dermatomyositis (DM), data from a U.S. national patient registry suggested. Compared with patients diagnosed with other forms of myositis, those ...

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1 Centro Hospitalar de Entre o Douro e Vouga – Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Department – Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal 2 Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine – Portugal Myositis ossificans ...