Inflammatory myositis in systemic lupus erythematosus.
Nicole BitencourtE Blair SolowTracey WrightBonnie L BermasPublished in: Lupus (2020)
In our SLE patient population, 6.3% presented with concurrent inflammatory myositis. Dermatomyositis-specific rashes, clinical features of systemic sclerosis, arthralgias and arthritis, and cytopenias were common coexisting clinical manifestations. A high frequency of RNP, MSA, and MAA were found. People of black race and with childhood-onset disease had a higher prevalence of myositis. Our findings suggest that SLE patients of black race, with childhood-onset SLE, and who possess MSA or MAA should be routinely screened for myositis.
Keyphrases
- interstitial lung disease
- systemic sclerosis
- high frequency
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- rheumatoid arthritis
- disease activity
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- transcranial magnetic stimulation
- end stage renal disease
- oxidative stress
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- risk factors
- early life
- myasthenia gravis
- case report
- childhood cancer
- radiation therapy