Haemolytic uraemic syndrome is a form of thrombotic microangiopathy affecting
predominantly the kidney and characterised by a triad of thrombocytopenia, mechanical …

Juvenile dermatomyositis is the most common type of juvenile idiopathic inflammatory
myopathy mainly affecting the skin and proximal muscles. We have published the Japanese …

Polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) are different disease subtypes of idiopathic
inflammatory myopathies (IIMs). The main clinical features of PM and DM include …

Introduction The mechanisms leading to chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with
idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are poorly understood. We assessed the …

Introduction Connective tissue diseases, including systemic sclerosis and idiopathic
inflammatory myopathies (IIMs), are a very rare cause of thrombotic microangiopathies …

Renal involvement in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies is not as uncommon as was
previously thought, as it develops in about one fifth of patients. Clinical presentation includes …

The kidney is frequently involved by autoimmune rheumatic diseases. The renal
manifestations may be variable, ranging from asymptomatic proteinuria and microscopic …

1711 Letter demonstrated abnormal tortuous nailfold capillaries. Immunological tests
showed only low serum complement C3/C4 components and increased soluble C5b-9 …

Background A few patients with inflammatory myopathy showed anti-mitochondrial antibody
(AMA) positivity. This study aimed to report the clinical and pathological findings with …

Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common primary glomerulonephritis
characterized by IgA deposits in the mesangial area of glomeruli. Connective tissue …