Myositis
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Diagnosis
- CPC: Cyclophosphamide Responsive Interstitial Lung Disease in "Overlap Syndrome"
- What is the differential diagnosis in a patient with anterior thigh pain, persistently elevated CK, positive rheumatoid factor, positive RNA with speckled pattern, and an abnormal but not diagnostic muscle biopsy, including electron microscopy?
Therapy/Surgery
- What are the treatment options in dermatomyositis with and without pulmonary involvement? Which markers are worthwhile ordering in a patient with dermatomyositis with pulmonary symptoms?
- How do patients respond to support groups such as those at HSS for lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and myositis? Do patients with mild disease get upset seeing the severe cases?
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