Diagnosis of Polymyositis
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Diagnosis of dermatomyositis and polymyositis: a study of 102 cases.
UNLABELLED Patients with dermatomyositis (DM) or polymyositis (PM) were studied retrospectively. The patients were divided into four groups: definite PM 24, probable PM 19, definite DM 34 and mild-early DM 25 cases. PM patients complained more often proximal muscle weakness [p <0.01]. DM patients complained more arthralgia [p <0.05], dysphagia [p <0.03] and weight loss [p <0.04]. Five patients ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Neurology Briefs
سال: 1990
ISSN: 2166-6482,1043-3155
DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-4-12-10