Abstract:BackgroundThe idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a heterogeneous group of subacute, chronic, or acute acquired diseases of skeletal muscle, they can be classified into the following clinical pathologic groups: dermatomyositis (DM), polymyositis (PM), and inclusion body myositis (IBM) which differ in clinical presentation, season of onset, genetics, and prognosis.(1 Furthermore, the seropositivity of antibodies in these diseases can help to predict the evolution of the disease, and influence therapeut… Show more
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