Differences in muscle magnetic resonance imaging findings between anti-signal recognition particle antibody-positive myopathy and anti-aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase antibody-positive myositis
CONCLUSIONS: A comparison of thigh MRI between anti-SRP myopathy and anti-ARS myositis showed different findings and lesion sites reflecting the different pathophysiology that may contribute to their diagnosis.PMID:37497714 | DOI:10.55563/clinexprheumatol/fjfkfs (Source: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology)
Source: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology - July 27, 2023 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Masatoshi Kimura Ayako Aizawa Risa Kudou Yuki Rikitake Chihiro Iwao Mao Rikitake Kousho Iwao Yumi Kariya Takeshi Kawaguchi Motohiro Matsuda Shunichi Miyauchi Ichiro Takajo Kunihiko Umekita Source Type: research
An atypical presentation of hypothyroidism with extremely exaggerated functional impairment
We report a 34-year-old woman, presenting with a new atypical musculoskeletal manifestation of hypothyroidism mimicking polymyositis. (Source: Clinical Case Reports)
Source: Clinical Case Reports - July 19, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Alireza Arezoumand,
Sahar Nazari,
Kimia Jazi,
Mohammad Bagherzade,
Mohammad Mehdi Riahi,
Melika AkbariMehr,
Narges Kanganee,
Maryam Masoumi Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research
Distribution and clinical significance of anti-carbamylation protein antibodies in rheumatological diseases among the Chinese Han population
ConclusionSerum anti-CarPA could be detected in patients with RA, PM/DM, pSS, SSC, and UCTD among the Chinese Han population. And it may also assist in identifying ILD in patients with RA, PM/DM, and pSS, which emphasized attention to the lung involvement in anti-CarPA-positive patients. (Source: Frontiers in Immunology)
Source: Frontiers in Immunology - July 19, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research
The Prevalence of Dementia among Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study
CONCLUSIONS: In our cohort, inflammatory myopathies were not associated with dementia. Age and treatment with glucocorticoids were associated with dementia. If dementia is diagnosed in patients with inflammatory myopathies, other systemic causes should be investigated.PMID:37461173 (Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal)
Source: The Israel Medical Association Journal - July 18, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: YonatanYonatan Shneor Patt Niv Ben-Shabat Lior Fisher Howard Amital Abdulla Watad Kassem Sharif Source Type: research
