Clinico-pathological phenotypes of Systemic Sclerosis associated myopathy: analysis of a multicenter large cohort.
Ana Matas-GarcíaAlfredo Guillén-Del-CastilloBoris KislukAlbert Selva-O'CallaghanGerard EspinosaSergio Prieto-GonzálezPedro Moreno LozanoGlòria GarrabouJosep María Grau-JunyentCarmen Pilar Simeon-AznarJose Cesar MilisendaPublished in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2022)
Patients with SSc-associated myopathy require a comprehensive approach that encompasses clinical, serological, and histopathological aspects given their outcome predictive capacity. At least two different phenotypes can be drawn considering clinic-pathological features. Significant differences are delineated between both a fibrotic and an inflammatory phenotype.