Cross-sectional analysis of IIM cases from 11 countries was performed. Associations between clinical subtypes, extramuscular involvement, environmental exposures and medications were investigated.This large multicentre cohort demonstrates the importance of extramuscular involvement in patients with IIM, its association with smoking and its influence on disease severity. Our findings emphasise that IIM is a multisystem inflammatory disease and will help inform prognosis and clinical management of patients.
The EuroMyositis registry: An international collaborative tool to facilitate myositis research / Lilleker, James B.; Vencovsky, Jiri; Wang, Guochun; Wedderburn, Lucy R.; Diederichsen, Louise Pyndt; Schmidt, Jens; Oakley, Paula; Benveniste, Olivier; Danieli, Maria Giovanna; Danko, Katalin; Thuy, Nguyen Thi Phuong; Vazquez-Del Mercado, Monica; Andersson, Helena; De Paepe, Boel; Debleecker, Jan L.; Maurer, Britta; Mccann, Liza J.; Pipitone, Nicolo; Mchugh, Neil; Betteridge, Zoe E.; New, Paul; Cooper, Robert G.; Ollier, William E.; Lamb, Janine A.; Krogh, Niels Steen; Lundberg, Ingrid E.; Chinoy, Hector on behalf of all EuroMyositis contributors. - In: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. - ISSN 0003-4967. - STAMPA. - 77:1(2018), pp. 30-39. [10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-211868]
The EuroMyositis registry: An international collaborative tool to facilitate myositis research
Danieli, Maria GiovannaMembro del Collaboration Group
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2018-01-01
Abstract
Cross-sectional analysis of IIM cases from 11 countries was performed. Associations between clinical subtypes, extramuscular involvement, environmental exposures and medications were investigated.This large multicentre cohort demonstrates the importance of extramuscular involvement in patients with IIM, its association with smoking and its influence on disease severity. Our findings emphasise that IIM is a multisystem inflammatory disease and will help inform prognosis and clinical management of patients.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
