The Inflammatory Myopathies

1. Evaluation of the Patient
Lawrence J. Kagen

2. Classification of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Frederick W. Miller

3. The Inflammatory Milieu
Ann M. Reed, Thomas A. Griffin

4. Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Lauren M. Pachman

5. Inclusion Body Myositis
Lawrence J. Kagen

6. The Role of Muscle Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Inflammatory Myopathy
Sakir Humayun Gultekin

7. Electromyography
Hans L. Carlson

8. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Myopathies and Myositis
Carolyn M. Sofka

9. Ultrasound in the Evaluation of the Inflammatory Myopathies
Ronald S. Adler, Giovanna Garofalo

10. Serological Findings
Ira N. Targoff

11. Antisynthetase Syndrome
Galina S. Marder, Robert Greenwald

12. Pulmonary Manifestations of Inflammatory Myopathy
Eun Ha Kang, Yeong Wook Song

13. Dermatological Manifestations of Dermatomyositis
Mark Kagen

14. The Differential Diagnosis of Inflammatory Myopathy
Michael Rubin, Asaf Klein

15. Outcomes and Assessment for Inflammatory Muscle Disease
Lisa G. Rider

16. Muscle Strength and Exercise in Patients with Inflammatory Myopathies
Helene Alexanderson, Ingrid E. Lundberg

17. The Risk of Malignancy in Patients with Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis
Alan N. Baer, Robert L. Wortmann

18. Treatment
Stephen J. DiMartino

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Rheumatology, Neurology, Dermatology, Internal Medicine