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

The aim of this review was to summarize recent advances in the understanding of the
clinical and autoantibody phenotypes, their associated outcomes and the pathogenesis of …

Recently, there have been important advances in the understanding of the pathophysiologic
features, assessment, and management of patients with a newly diagnosed idiopathic …

The juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (JIIM) are systemic autoimmune diseases
characterized by skeletal muscle weakness, characteristic rashes, and other systemic …

Juvenile dermatomyositis is the most common clinicopathologic form of the juvenile
idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM), but juvenile polymyositis and overlap myositis are …

Lisa G. Rider, Carol B. Lindsley, and James T. Cassidy the extensor surfaces of the finger
joints, elbows, knees or ankles) or the heliotrope rash and two of the other criteria; definite …

Abstract Background/Objectives The aim of our study is twofold: To evaluate the
presentation, diagnosis, clinical course, and management of juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) …

We report the following 2 subtypes of progressive limb-girdle dystrophy type 2B: limb-girdle
muscular dystrophy type 2B (LGMD2B) and Miyoshi. The first patient described had …

Abstract Purpose of Review We performed a systematic review of the literature on the
epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical and laboratory characterization, and treatment of …

Juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (JIIM) is heterogeneous in presentation,
response to therapy, and outcome, despite this not applying to muscle inflammation and …