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SUBMITTER: Albayda J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3458613 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Albayda Jemima J Christopher-Stine Lisa L
Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease 20121001 5
The inflammatory myopathies are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by muscle weakness and inflammation. Although no standard therapeutic guidelines exist, traditional treatment has included corticosteroids and a variety of second-line immunosuppressants. As treatment of refractory disease has been difficult, newer agents and approaches have been used with varying response. The advent of standardized treatment response criteria by the International Myositis Assessment and Clinical S ...[more]