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Vascular Occlusion Training for Inclusion Body Myositis: A Novel Therapeutic Approach
Published on: June 5, 2010
Up-to-date treatment and management of myositis
Nicolò Pipitone1, Carlo Salvarani1,2
1SC di Reumatologia, Dipartimento Medicina Interna e Specialità Mediche, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Reggio Emilia - Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Reggio Emilia-Romagna.
Purpose Of Review:
Myositis, or idiopathic inflammatory myopathy, is an overarching concept that includes dermatomyositis, polymyositis, immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy and the antisynthetase syndrome. Glucocorticoids are still considered the mainstay of treatment of myositis but some patients require add-on immunosuppressive therapy because of insufficient response to glucocorticoids, relapses when glucocorticoids are tapered, or because they incur glucocorticoid-related side effects.
Recent Findings:
The goal of this article was to review (PubMed search from January 2019 through June 2020) the efficacy and safety of standard and novel agents used in adult dermatomyositis, polymyositis, immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy and the antisynthetase syndrome.
Summary:
Established therapies beyond glucocorticoids continue to have a major role in managing patients with myositis. In addition, novel agents are being tried for refractory manifestations of myositis.
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