Objective To develop and validate new classification criteria for adult and juvenile idiopathic
inflammatory myopathies (IIM) and their major subgroups. Methods Candidate variables …

Inflammatory myopathies, collectively known as myositis, are heterogeneous disorders
characterised by muscle inflammation, and frequently accompanied by extramuscular …

Objective To develop response criteria for adult dermatomyositis (DM) and polymyositis (PM).
Methods Expert surveys, logistic regression, and conjoint analysis were used to develop …

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome related to Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), coronavirus
disease-2019 (COVID-19) may cause severe illness in 20% of patients. This may be in part …

Objectives The study aimed to develop evidence-based recommendations for the treatment
of rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (RPILD) associated with the anti-Melanoma …

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a heterogenous family of diseases that can
affect the muscles, skin, lungs, and joints. There have been prior attempts to classify IIMs, …

Objective Anti‐p155 autoantibody, which was recently described in adult patients with
dermatomyositis (DM), seems to be associated with cancer in this population. We performed a …

Introduction: Musculoskeletal manifestations are well-recognized side effects of treatment with
statins. New advances in this field have appeared in recent years. This review focuses on …

Eosinophilic fasciitis (EF) is a rare scleroderma-like syndrome with an unknown etiology and
pathogenesis that should be considered an immune-allergic disorder. Painful swelling with …

Objectives The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are a heterogeneous group of
rare autoimmune diseases characterised by muscle weakness and extramuscular …