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Rheumatology

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies – an overview

Kimberly Loh, Merrilee Needham, Shereen Paramalingam

Patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies usually present with progressive muscle weakness with or without other systemic features. Key features on history, examination, serology and histopathological findings from muscle biopsy can help to distinguish between the differential diagnoses and different subtypes.

October 2024
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BRIEF BITES
FOR BETTER CARE
Written and narrated by Professor Kim Oates for the Clinical Excellence Commission
Brief Bites are a series of short videos that can be used to enhance clinical care and patient safety. Being brief, they can be used in many situations including clinical team meetings or in education sessions.
 
 

Brief bites
For better care

Written and narrated by
Professor Kim Oates for the
Clinical Excellence Commission
Brief Bites are a series of short videos that can be used to enhance clinical care and patient safety. Being brief, they can be used in many situations including clinical team meetings or in education sessions.