Abstract
Clinical and histological features of dermatomyositis and polymyositis were described 40 years ago. At that time, these two entities comprised the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. Since then, inclusion body myopathy and necrotizing myopathy have been added to this group of myopathic conditions. While these diseases share common clinical features, they differ in their pathogenesis and histological features. The approach to diagnosis has also changed with the availability of better histological techniques, muscle-specific antigens, and magnetic resonance imaging. Each of these clinical conditions is reviewed as far as clinical presentation, diagnostic approaches, and treatment in the following chapter.
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Schwendimann, R.N. (2017). Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies. In: Minagar, A., Alexander, J. (eds) Inflammatory Disorders of the Nervous System. Current Clinical Neurology. Humana Press, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51220-4_12
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