Newer therapeutic approaches: inflammatory muscle disorders.
The inflammatory myopathies are rare disorders, affecting less than 10 individuals per million per year, and are often difficult to accurately diagnose This article briefly reviews the pathogenesis and clinical features of the inflammatory myopathies, reviews current approaches to therapy, and discusses some of the newer therapies being employed.
Di Martino
Stephen J
SJ
Division of Rheumatology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA.
Kagen
Lawrence J
LJ
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009220:Myositis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D007155:Immunologic Factors