A study found that both dermatomyositis (DM) and clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM) were commonly misdiagnosed as inflammatory skin disease (ISD), particularly CADM, which was also ...

If you experience persistent muscle weakness, fatigue and skin changes that don't seem to fade, it could be more than just ...

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Dermatomyositis (DM) and clinically amyopathic DM (CADM) are often misdiagnosed, according to a research letter published online Feb. 26 in JAMA ...

He was sent home with supplemental oxygen. Anti-MDA-5 antibody was first discovered in a Japanese population of amyopathic dermatomyositis patients in 2005. Autoantibodies were analysed from 298 ...

The medical records of these patients were retrospectively reviewed. Results 10 total patients were identified for review, including 5 classic dermatomyositis (DM), 3 amyopathic DM (ADM) and 2 ...

From 2014 to 2018, Gleason served as vice president for research at the Cure JM Foundation, which advocates for research, education and funding for juvenile dermatomyositis treatments. It was ...

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a progressive pulmonary disease, and many patients with ILD eventually require long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) despite intensive treatment.

In subtypes such as dermatomyositis, immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy and antisynthetase syndrome, macrophages infiltrate skeletal muscle and other affected tissues, contributing to inflammation ...

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) is a heterogeneous group of autoimmune diseases with various clinical manifestations, treatment responses, and prognoses. According to the clinical ...

Gottron papules are red or violet bumps that form on the outside joints of the hand. They are caused by a rare inflammatory muscle disease called dermatomyositis. In addition to classic skin changes, ...