A new study has suggested that treatment to target necroptosis in muscle fibers using a necroptosis inhibitor lessens myositis-induced muscle weakness as well as muscle cell death and inflammation in ...

Adults living with dermatomyositis, a rare inflammatory disease that attacks muscles and skin, could soon have access to the ...

A study has shed new light on the mechanisms behind idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (myositis), a group of systemic autoimmune disorders known for causing severe muscle weakness, fatigue, and ...

Dermatomyositis is an autoimmune disease primarily affecting the muscles and skin. It can cause complications, including an increased risk of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and other cancers.

Rash (75.7%) and weakness (58.4%) were the most common objective flare manifestations, with pulmonary worsening (19.0%) and inflammatory arthritis (12.4%) less frequent. Patient-reported rash and ...

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

Dermatomyositis (DM) is an autoimmune disease that affects skeletal muscle and skin, sometimes with heterogeneous systemic manifestations. It is one of the subgroups of the broader diagnoses of ...

Study did not meet primary endpoint of Total Improvement Score (TIS) at Week 28 Additional findings included nominally significant improvements in TIS (p = 0.0302) and CDASI (p = 0.0166) depending on ...

History gathering should solicit the patient’s abilities or limitations with these activities of daily living (ADLs). The patient may have mild arthralgias. Lungs are the most common extra muscular ...

Faye Condon spent seven years undergoing six rounds of chemotherapy and home injections for the wrong condition ...