Impact of muscle biopsy on the clinical decision-making process in patients with suspected idiopathic inflammatory myopathy

CONCLUSION: In patients with clinically suspected IIM, approximately 50% of biopsies revealed features indicative of IIM. Diagnostic performance of muscle biopsy was moderate to high depending on clinical pre-test probability.PMID:38428109 | DOI:10.1016/j.jaut.2024.103185

Source: Journal of Autoimmunity - March 1, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Kastriot Kastrati Nasim Nakhost Lotfi Marwa G Tawfik Ellen Gelpi Simon Hametner Romana H öftberger Fritz Zimprich Hakan Cetin Elisabeth Lindeck-Pozza Peter Maximilian Heil Hans P Kiener Leonhard X Heinz Daniel Mrak Daniel Aletaha Michael Bonelli Helga Ra Source Type: research