Is polymyositis a rare or over-diagnosed entity? A descriptive follow-up study of patients initially admitted in a tertiary center with the diagnosis of polymyositis

Is polymyositis a rare or over-diagnosed entity? A descriptive follow-up study of patients initially admitted in a tertiary center with the diagnosis of polymyositis

Objective: This study aimed to describe a significant sample of patients with an initial diagnosis early-stage polymyositis (PM) in who were reclassified to different diagnoses after new evaluations during follow-ups. Subjects and Methods: In a single-center descriptive study conducted from 2000 to...

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Main Authors: Pablo Arturo Olivo Pallo, Matheus Santos Rodrigues Silva, Fernando Henrique Carlos de Souza, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Rheumatology
Subjects:
differential diagnoses
inflammatory myopathies
myositis
polymyositis
systemic autoimmune myopathies
Online Access:http://www.indianjrheumatol.com/article.asp?issn=0973-3698;year=2020;volume=15;issue=6;spage=180;epage=186;aulast=Olivo

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