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Joint involvement in polymyositis/dermatomyositis

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The frequency and features of joint involvement were evaluated in 29 patients with polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM); eight of them (27.5%) presented arthritis. Mean age was 30 years, and mean disease duration was 5.3 years. Oligoarthritis was observed in 5 cases, while 3 presented polyarthritis; in most cases arthritis was concurrent with the musculocutaneous picture. On comparing the 8 arthritis patients with the remaining 21, no significant clinical or serological differences were found. However, males predominated in the arthritis group, 75% vs 19% (p<0.05). Arthritis responded favourably to underlying disease treatment and articular sequelae were not observed.

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  1. Sección Reumatología, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Echeverría 955, 1428, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    J. A. Maldonado Cocco (Head) & E. J. Scheines (Staff Physician)

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Supported in part by Clinical Research Funds from Fundación Reumatológica Argentina “Dr. Osvaldo Garcia Morteo”.

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Citera, G., Gõni, M.A., Cocco, J.A.M. et al. Joint involvement in polymyositis/dermatomyositis. Clin Rheumatol 13, 70–74 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02229868

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