Dermatomyositis

Dermatomyositis is connective-tissue disease that is characterized by inflammation of the muscles and the skin. Its cause is unknown, but it may result from either a viral infection or an autoimmune reaction. Up to 50% of the cases may be a paraneoplastic phenomenon, indicating the presence of cancer.X-ray findings include dystrophic calcifications in the muscles.There is a form of this disorder that strikes children, known as juvenile dermatomyositis."Gottron's papules", pink patches on the knuckles, and priapism, are associated with this disorder. (From the Wikpedia article Dermatomyositis.)

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Recent Publications on Dermatomyositis:
Evaluation of anti-ribosomal P protein immunoassay in Japanese patients with connective tissue diseases: comparison with an indirect immunofluorescence assay. Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of anti-ribosomal P protein...	20th November, 2009	Division of Connective Tissue Disease and Autoimmunity, Department of	Scand J Rheumatol. 2009;38(6):460-463.
Malignancy Is Associated with Dermatomyositis But Not Polymyositis in Northern New England, USA. OBJECTIVE: To retrospectively evaluate the association of idiopathic...	18th November, 2009	From the Department of Rheumatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center ,	J Rheumatol. 2009 Nov 16. DOI Direct Link
Human anti-alpha-enolase antibody in sera from patients with Behcet's disease and rheumatologic disorders. OBJECTIVE: alpha-Enolase is a target antigen of IgM-type anti-endothelial...	17th November, 2009	Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei	Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2009 Mar-Apr;27(2 Suppl 53):S63-6.
The geoepidemiology of autoimmune muscle disease. Dermatomyositis (DM), polymyositis (PM), and sporadic inclusion-body...	13th November, 2009	Muscle Research Unit. Service of Internal Medicine, Institut Clinic de	Autoimmun Rev. 2009 Nov 10. DOI Direct Link
[A man with erythrodermia, muscle weakness and weight loss] A man in his late fifties was treated with acitretin for psoriasis. The...	10th November, 2009	Revmatologisk avdeling, Oslo universitetssykehus, Rikshospitalet, 0027	Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2009 Nov 5;129(21):2240-1. DOI Direct Link
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BioNews Results for Dermatomyositis:
Paraneoplastic SIADH and Dermatomyositis in Cervical Cancer: A Case Report and Literature Review	Case Reports in Oncology:  Nov 14 2009 11:18PM Matching: dermatomyositis
Juvenile Dermatomyositis: Advances in Pathogenesis, Evaluation, and Treatment	MDLinx:  Nov 9 2009 11:53AM Matching: dermatomyositis
Clinical Differences Between Interstitial Lung Disease Associated With Clinically Amyopathic Dermatomyositis a	CHEST:  Nov 5 2009 9:36PM Matching: dermatomyositis
Modification of the Cutaneous Dermatomyositis Disease Area and Severity Index, an outcome instrument	MDLinx:  Nov 2 2009 10:47AM Matching: dermatomyositis
Favorable Outcome of Juvenile Dermatomyositis Treated without Systemic Corticosteroids	MDLinx:  Oct 27 2009 10:20AM Matching: dermatomyositis
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Dermatomyositis Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7592313	Method of stimulating proliferation of regulatory T cells in a diabetic mammal
7598247	Immunomodulating heterocyclic compounds
7598248	Certain 1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazin-2(3H)-ones and 1H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazin-2-ols, compositions thereof, and methods for their use
7598280	Heterocyclic compounds, compositions comprising them and methods of their use
7598289	Ketones and reduced ketones as therapeutic agents for the treatment of bone conditions
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