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Polymyositis and dermatomyositis x ray
Introduction
Overview
Overview
X-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of polymyositis, dermatomyositis, and their complications, which include dystrophic calcification in the soft tissue, interstitial lung disease and malignancy.
X Ray
X Ray
- X-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of polymyositis, dermatomyositis, and their complications, which include:[1][2][3]
- Dystrophic calcification in the soft tissue
- Interstitial lung disease
- Malignancy
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References
References
- ↑ Khan, Sabiha; Christopher-Stine, Lisa (2011). “Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis, and Autoimmune Necrotizing Myopathy: Clinical Features”. Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America. 37 (2): 143–158. doi:10.1016/j.rdc.2011.01.001. ISSN 0889-857X.
- ↑ Chinoy, H.; Fertig, N.; Oddis, C. V; Ollier, W. E R; Cooper, R. G (2007). “The diagnostic utility of myositis autoantibody testing for predicting the risk of cancer-associated myositis”. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 66 (10): 1345–1349. doi:10.1136/ard.2006.068502. ISSN 0003-4967.
- ↑ Dalakas, Marinos C; Hohlfeld, Reinhard (2003). “Polymyositis and dermatomyositis”. The Lancet. 362 (9388): 971–982. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(03)14368-1. ISSN 0140-6736.
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