Pain in individuals with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, other systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases, and without rheumatic diseases: A report from the COVAD study.
Samuel Katsuyuki ShinjoMinchul KimLeonardo Santos HoffRafael Giovani MisséParikshit SenNaveen RJessica DayRafael Alves CordeiroJucier Gonçalves JúniorTulika ChatterjeeJames B LillekerVishwesh AgarwalSinan KardeşMarcin MilchertTamer A GheitaBabur SalimTsvetelina VelikovaAbraham Edgar Gracia-RamosIoannis ParodisAlbert Selva O'CallaghanElena NikiphorouAshima MakolAi Lyn TanLorenzo CavagnaMiguel Ángel Saavedra-SalinasNelly ZiadéJohannes KnitzaMasataka KuwanaArvind NuneOliver DistlerHector ChinoyVikas AgarwalRohit AggarwalLatika Guptanull nullPublished in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2023)
Patients with IIMs reported higher pain levels than wAIDs, but less than patients with other AIRDs. Pain is a disabling manifestation of IIMs and is associated with a poor functional status.