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Myositis mimics in scleroderma: A case series of neuromuscular diseases that can co-exist in scleroderma

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: We present a case series of four patients with systemic sclerosis and skeletal myopathy. While idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, or myositis, are thought to be the most common type of muscle disease seen in systemic sclerosis, we highlight four cases where unique clinical findings and careful assessment ruled out myositis mimics. Key diagnostic tools that can be helpful for clinicians to diagnose a neuromuscular disease are also detailed in this report.

Source: Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders

DOI: 10.1177/23971983231197442

Authors: Emma Joyce, Fredrick M Wigley, Laura K Hummers, Julie J Paik

Institutions: Tufts University, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases