Inflammatory myopathies: Narrowing the differential diagnosis

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Rendt, K [1 ]
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[1] Cleveland Clin Fdn, Dept Rheumat & Immunol Dis, Cleveland, OH 44195 USA
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10.3949/ccjm.68.6.505
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Muscle weakness is a feature of numerous conditions, but the muscle weakness of inflammatory myopathies, especially polymyositis and dermatomyositis, is easy to differentiate by specific clinical, laboratory, electromyographic, and histological features.
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