Without a single set of diagnostic criteria for identifying polymyositis, dermatomyositis, or myositis and scant evidence-based therapeutic guidelines, these rare muscle diseases can be hard to manage
ACR 2013 State-of-the-Art Clinical Symposium: How to Identify Signs of Myositis and Metabolic Myopathies
Rheumatologists offer tips for diagnosing and treating these diseases
Tips for Myositis Management
Differentiating between subgroups of myositis is a diagnostic challenge for physicians, but using some guiding principles can be helpful,
ACR Member Named PPAC Physician Researcher of the Year
Captain Lisa Rider, MD, a physician-scientist and clinical researcher at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md., was named 2011 Physician Researcher of the Year by the Physicians Professional Advisory Committee of the United States Public Health Service. The award was presented in recognition of her basic and clinical research into myositis. Her recent research findings have included: definitions of improvement as a primary composite endpoint for myositis clinical trials, discovery of a novel autoantibody in juvenile dermatomyositis and discovery of new immunogenetic risk factors for juvenile myositis. Her epidemiologic and clinical studies in myositis have made substantial contributions to public health practice.
Coding Corner Answer: June 2008
June’s Coding Answer
Rehabilitation and Myositis
Physical therapy to manage inflammatory muscle disease
Myositis Mysteries
Why isn’t my myositis patient getting better?
Clinical Cutting Edge
Updates on Sjogren’s syndrome, myositis, and vasculitis
Reading Rhuem
Handpicked Reviews of Contemporary Literature