Juvenile dermatomyositis, the most common inflammatory myopathy of childhood, is a rare
systemic autoimmune vasculopathy that is characterised by weakness in proximal muscles …

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a group of chronic, autoimmune conditions
affecting primarily the proximal muscles. The most common types are dermatomyositis (DM) …

Several uncontrolled studies have encouraged the use of rituximab (RTX) in patients with
myositis. Unfortunately, the first placebo-phase trial to assess the efficacy of RTX in …

The childhood-onset or juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (JIIMs) are a
heterogenous group of rare and serious autoimmune diseases of children and young …

Juvenile onset idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) has many similarities and distinct
differences from adult-onset disease. This review will focus on recent developments in …

Objective. The aim was to assess the efficacy of rituximab for the cutaneous manifestations
of adult DM and JDM. Methods. Patients with refractory adult DM (n= 72) and JDM (n= 48) …

The major types of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy include dermatomyositis (DM),
polymyositis (PM), inclusion body myositis (IBM) and immune mediated necrotising …

The detection and characterization of a large array of autoantibodies, including at least 8
different antisynthetase, anti-SRP,-200/100 (HMGCR),-Mi-2,-CADM-140 (MDA5),-SAE …

Although rheumatologists, neurologists and dermatologists see patients with polymyositis
(PM) and dermatomyositis (DM), their management appears to vary depending on the …

Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a rare, potentially life-threatening systemic autoimmune
disease primarily affecting muscle and skin. Recent advances in the recognition …