title: Confounding factors in the management of myositis.
abstract: Management of myositis is complicated by the lack of a clear understanding of the disease and the lack of clear diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines. These issues are of particular concern since there can be serious side-effects of first-line therapy and, in the case of dermatomyositis, an associated risk of cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, USA.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Kagen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000175:diagnosis; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012008:Recurrence; D012074:Remission Induction