Comorbidities in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: Data from the MyoCite cohort
Edoardo Conticini,
Tayyeba Khursheed,
Anamika Kumari Anuja
et al.
Abstract:Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are a group of heterogeneous and rare disorders affecting multisystems in addition to muscles, often leading to substantial impairment in quality of life. 1 Ethnic and geographic variations influence the autoantibody patterns and clinical spectrum among IIM patients. 2 Patients affected by IIM may suffer from several comorbidities, such as cancer or cardiovascular disease, which may complicate the course of the disease. Certain comorbidities are associated with worse o… Show more
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