Articles Tagged With: myositis
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Myositis as a Cause of Unexplained Dysphagia
A stepwise diagnostic algorithm was developed to identify potentially treatable idiopathic inflammatory myopathies in patients presenting with isolated unexplained dysphagia.
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Cancer in Autoimmune Necrotizing Myositis
Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy is a distinct syndrome that can be differentiated from polymyositis and dermatomyositis, and is commonly associated with underlying malignancy.
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Sonographic Diagnosis of Inclusion Body Myositis
Inclusion body myositis has remained a clinical diagnosis assisted by a muscle biopsy, but now muscle ultrasound and biomarker identification may aid diagnosis.