Abstract:BackgroundThere is no consensus or recommendations for the treatment of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM).ObjectivesWe explored how we treated incipient IIM patients in our secondary/tertiary rheumatology centre.MethodsWe retrospectively included cases with IIM diagnosed between January 2010 and June 2018, who were followed at least 6 months. The remission inducing treatment and the treatment at the last follow-up were recorded.ResultsDuring the 102-month period we identified 102 IIM cases (71.6% female… Show more
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