Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) comprise a group of inflammatory disorders in which there is chronic inflammation of skeletal muscle. This is then followed by muscle weakness. One type of ...

Inflammatory myopathies are the largest group of potentially treatable myopathies in children and adults. They constitute a heterogeneous group of disorders that are best classified, on the basis of ...

This report describes a female patient in her 60s with an immune-mediated necrotising myopathy (IMNM) occurring after semaglutide use. She was found to have progressive dysphagia, dysphonia, proximal ...

Dermatomyositis is a rare autoimmune disease that typically affects the skin, muscle and respiratory system. Patients with dermatomyositis usually require prompt treatment with intense ...

Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy typically presents with progressive symmetrical proximal muscle weakness and myalgias, although some cases can present with respiratory and esophageal muscle ...

Dr. Chidiebere D. Akusobi (Medicine): A 44-year-old woman was evaluated in the rheumatology clinic of this hospital because of proximal muscle weakness and myalgia. The patient had been in her usual ...

Includes nemaline myopathy with excess thin filaments/actin aggregates; nemaline myopathy with cores; nemaline myopathy with intranuclear rods; and Amish nemaline myopathy. Slow muscle α-tropomyosin ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 64-year-old male presents to the gastroenterology/hepatology clinic with ...

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 ...

Myositis is a condition that causes inflammation of the muscles. There are different types of myositis, which may be the result of an infection, injury, medication, or autoimmune disease. Read on to ...