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Autoantibodies in myositis Myositis-specific or myositis-associated antibodies can be found in most… nature.com Autoantibodies in Autoimmune Myopathy the-rheumatologist.org Inflammatory Myopathies/Myositis Wieslab Analys wieslab.com Inflammatory myopathy associated with anti-mitochondrial antibodies: A…
Classification of myositis The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are a group of disorders that… nature.com New EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Adult and Juvenile Myositis rheumnow.com onlinelibrary.wiley.com New Myositis Classification Criteria—What We…
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies – a guide to subtypes, diagnostic approach and treatment The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are a group of conditions characterised by inflammation of muscles (myositis) and other body…
Weekly steroids strengthen and repair muscles Weekly doses of glucocorticoid steroids, such as prednisone, help speed recovery in muscle injuries, reports a new Northwestern… m.medicalxpress.com Intermittent glucocorticoid steroid dosing enhances…
Nutrition and physical activity in the prevention and treatment of sarcopenia: systematic review Summary This systematic review summarizes the effect of combined exercise and nutrition… link.springer.com Glucocorticosteroid use raises sarcopenia…
Clinical and ultrasound remission after 6 months of treat-to-target therapy in early rheumatoid arthritis: associations to future good radiographic and physical outcomes ard.bmj.com This is like the ARCTIC (Aiming for…
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment & Management: Approach Considerations, Recommendations for Use of DMARDS and Biologic Agents, Considerations for Specific Patient Presentations Early and Aggressive Approaches to RA Management to Minimize Disease…
Drug-Free Remission in Early RA: Realistic Goal? Therapy for 5 years resulted in almost normal function without clinically relevant joint damage medpagetoday.com Clinical and radiological outcomes of 5-year drug-free remission-steered…
Discontinuing biologic treatment may lead to loss of remission in RA patients Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who stop biologic DMARD therapy have an increased risk for relapse and radiographic progression…
Predicting Successful Biologic Tapering for RA Feasible Expensive biologics associated with adverse effects can be reduced in… medscape.com Dosing down with biologic therapies: a systematic review and clinicians’ perspective academic.oup.com
