The Inflammatory Myopathies

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kagen, Lawrence J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Totowa, NJ : Humana Press, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Dermatology.; Internal medicine.; Rheumatology.; Neurology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.

Representing the most up-to-date knowledge of this family of diseases, this book presents a comprehensive overview of the inflammatory myopathies, including dermatomyositis, polymyositis and inclusion body myositis. The Inflammatory Myopathies covers clinical presentation, diagnosis and classificati...

Table of Contents:

• Evaluation of the Patient
• Classification of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
• The Inflammatory Milieu
• Juvenile Dermatomyositis
• Inclusion Body Myositis
• The Role of Muscle Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Inflammatory Myopathy
• Electromyography
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Myopathies and Myositis
• Ultrasound in the Evaluation of the Inflammatory Myopathies
• Serological Findings
• Antisynthetase Syndrome
• Pulmonary Manifestations of Inflammatory Myopathy
• Dermatological Manifestations of Dermatomyositis
• The Differential Diagnosis of Inflammatory Myopathy
• Outcomes and Assessment for Inflammatory Muscle Disease
• Muscle Strength and Exercise in Patients with Inflammatory Myopathies
• The Risk of Malignancy in Patients with Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis
• Treatment.