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		<title>Dermatomyositis And Polymyositis &#8211; Treatment</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Glucocorticoids in high dosage is the accepted treatment for severe dermatomyositis-polymyositis, though there is no controlled trial to prove its effectiveness. Prednisone is generally started at a dose of 1 to 2 mg/kg body weight per day (60 to 100 mg/d for adults). Improvement may begin within 1 to 4 weeks, though in some patients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dermatomyositis And Polymyositis &#8211; Diagnosis</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patients with dermatomyositis who have the characteristic skin rash, muscle weakness, EMG changes, and elevation of serum CK may not require a muscle biopsy to confirm the diagnosis. In the case of idiopathic polymyositis, however, a firm diagnosis must be based on the presence of a typical clinical picture, a typical EMG, elevation of serum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dermatomyositis And Polymyositis &#8211; Laboratory Findings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In all forms of polymyositis there may be elevated serum levels of the enzymes present in skeletal muscle, such as, aldolase, serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, lactic acid dehydrogenase, and serum glutamic pyruvate transaminase. The degree of elevation decreases from the first to the last in this series of enzymes, and the pattern is the reverse [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dermatomyositis And Polymyositis &#8211; Clinical Manifestations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Group I: Primary Idiopathic Polymyositis
This group comprises about one-third of all cases of inflammatory myopathy. It is usually insidiously progressive over weeks, months, or even years. Rarely the disease is acute, producing severe muscle weakness in a matter of days or even rhabdomyolysis. The disease may develop at any age. Affected females outnumber males 2:1.
Patients [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dermatomyositis And Polymyositis</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dermatomyositis and polymyositis are autoimmune disorders in which the skeletal muscle is damaged by an inflammatory process dominated by lymphocytic infiltration. The term polymyositis is applied when the condition spares the skin, and the term dermatomyositis when polymyositis is associated with a characteristic skin rash. One-third of cases are associated with various connective tissue disorders, [...]]]></description>
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