History gathering should solicit the patient’s abilities or limitations with these activities of daily living (ADLs). The patient may have mild arthralgias. Lungs are the most common extra muscular ...

Initiation of the IIMPACT study follows promising Phase 1 results where Restem-L demonstrated clinically meaningful efficacy ...

Nearly one-third of PM/DM patients are readmitted within 180 days. Common causes of readmission include PM exacerbations and sepsis. Female patients, obese patients, patients with comorbid conditions, ...

Early-onset IBM challenges age-centric diagnostic criteria, with symptoms appearing in patients younger than 46. Younger IBM patients show a higher rate of mitochondrial DNA mutations, indicating ...

An 81-year-old man presented to our emergency department with a 3-day history of fever and cough and was given a diagnosis of pneumonia. He reported a 9-kg weight loss over 2 years. He also reported ...

Native American vs non-Native individuals showed a higher prevalence and incidence of statin-associated anti-HMHCR antibody IMNM.

Generalized MG should be suspected when clinicians see fluctuating, fatigable weakness ...

Belonging to the same group of autoimmune diseases, both dermatomyositis and polymyositis cause muscle inflammation and weakness. But dermatomyositis also affects your skin and is more likely to ...

Malignancies may initially present with muscle weakness and elevated muscle enzymes. Age and gender-specific cancer screening should be completed or updated in those with a myopathic process. 9,10 ...