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Correspondence on 'EULAR/ACR classification criteria for adult and juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and their major subgroups
The publication of the European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology (EULAR/ACR) 2017 classification criteria for adult and juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathy is a landmark with 186 citations as of date.1 Patients with dermatomyositis (DM) and polymyositis (PM) differ with respect to clinical features, autoantibody profile and treatment response and have been subgrouped for a long time now.2 We studied 26 consecutive adult patients over 1 year seen in a tertiary teaching hospital in south India, satisfying either the 2017 criteria or 1975 Bohan-Peter criteria for idiopathic inflammatory myositi...
Source: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases - January 23, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Mohammad, I., Devarasetti, P. K., Rajasekhar, L. Tags: ARD Correspondence Source Type: research

Evaluation on the effect of acupuncture on patients with sepsis-induced myopathy (ACU-SIM pilot study): A single center, propensity-score stratified, assessor-blinded, prospective pragmatic controlled trial
This study will be deployed in a multi-professional critical care department at a tertiary teaching hospital in Guangzhou, China. Ninety-eight intensive care unit subjects will be recruited and assigned to either the control group or the acupuncture group. Both groups will receive basic treatment for sepsis, and the acupuncture group will additionally receive acupuncture treatment. The primary outcomes will be the rectus femoris cross-sectional area, the Medical Research Council sum-score and time-to-event (defined as all-cause mortality or unplanned readmission to the intensive care unit due to invasive ventilation). The ...
Source: Medicine - May 1, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Study Protocol Clinical Trial Source Type: research

Should the Use of the Extended Myositis Antibody (EMA) Panel Be Part of the Routine Work-Up in Suspected Myositis? (P5.038)
Conclusions: This study illustrates the value of the EMA panel in defining a heterogeneous patient population into clinicoserological phenotypes, and consequently guiding investigation and treatment pathways. Furthermore, it highlights the diversity of possible presentation with subsequent need for multi-speciality involvement, and serves to heighten awareness among clinicians of the diagnostic use of extended myositis antibody testing in these cases. Referneces: 1. Hengstman GJD, Van Engelen BGM, Vree Egberts WTM, et al. Myositis specific autoantibodies: overview and recent developments. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2001 Nov;13:47...
Source: Neurology - April 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: O' Connor, A., Mulhall, J., Harney, S., Ryan, J., Murphy, G., Henry, M., Annis, P., Ryan, A. Tags: Pathomechanism and Biomarkers in Muscle Diseases and Myasthenia Source Type: research

Twenty years later: a single‐centre, repeat retrospective analysis of equine perioperative mortality and investigation of recovery quality
Conclusion and clinical relevanceAnaesthetic/recovery‐associated mortality was comparable to previously reported figures except intra‐operative deaths were not reported. Fractures remained responsible for the largest proportion of recovery‐associated deaths. Improvements to the recovery process that can reduce fracture occurrence are still required.
Source: Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia - June 17, 2015 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Alexandra HA Dugdale, Jessica Obhrai, Peter J Cripps Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research