The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a rare group of autoimmune diseases, negatively affecting the lives of an estimated 250,000 people worldwide. Delays in diagnosis often occur owing to a lack of recognition of disease presentation, or misdiagnosis, both of which can lead to muscle atrophy. This new addition to the Oxford Rheumatology Library series focuses on providing a summary of what is currently understood about the epidemiology of myositis, controversies in diagnosis criteria, clinical features, and the current paradigms for treatment and intervention. Designed to bring together the multi-disciplinary involvement of healthcare professionals for IMM patients, this is the first easy-to-navigate guide for the practical management of myositis. This is an essential guide for both physicians and trainees in Rheumatology, Neurology, and Dermatology specialities.
Overview of Myositis; Overview and epidemiology; Diagnostic and classification criteria; Aetiology and pathogenesis; Extra-muscular complications occurring in myositis; Differential Diagnosis; Metabolic Myopathies; Muscular dystrophies and other genetic myopathies; Investigation of hyperCKaemia; Important Disease Subtypes and Associations; Association with malignancy; Toxic myopathies; Juvenile Myositis; Inclusion body myositis (IBM); Investigations; Laboratory features - enzymes & biomarkers; Histopathological features of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM); Imaging of skeletal muscle; Neurophysiology in the assessment of inflammatory myopathies; Outcome and Treatment; Outcome assessment in the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies; Treatment of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies;
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