Main description:

This comprehensive book serves as a guide in the day-to-day management of patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM), with a particular emphasis on adult dermatomyositis (DM), polymyositis (PM), juvenile dermatomyositis, necrotizing myositis, and inclusion body myositis. Practical in nature, it presents IIM concepts in a straightforward fashion, with high-quality figures, algorithms, and flowcharts supplementing each of the expertly authored chapters. The book begins with an introduction to myositis, providing an overview of the myositis basics and what type of patient is affected. Subsequent chapters are organized by the sequence in which a physician often manages myositis, from initial presentation and workup, to diagnosis, treatment, and finally prognostic and long-term outcome factors. The key differentials in various diagnostic studies are thoroughly examined, including electromyography, muscle biopsy, and MRI. Managing Myositis: A Practical Guide is an easy to-read, indispensable resource for internists, rheumatologists, dermatologists, pulmonologists, and neurologists.

Contents:

Foreword1 Introduction to Myositis2 Myositis Basics/Who Gets Myositis 3 Evaluating the patient with suspected myositis 4 Asymptomatic HyperCKemia 5 Clinical Features of Myositis Patients: Muscular Manifestations6 Clinical Features of Myositis Patients: Skin Manifestations7 Clinical Features of Myositis Patients: Lung Manifestations8 Clinical Features of Myositis Patients: Cardiac Manifestations9 Clinical Features of Myositis Patients: Juvenile Dermatomyositis clinical features 10 Clinical Features of Myositis Patients: Other manifestations: arthritis, Raynaud phenomenon, constitutional 11 Making the Diagnosis of Myositis: Beyond the History and Physical Examination: Definition and classification of Myositis12 Making the Diagnosis of Myositis: Beyond the History and Physical Examination: Electrodiagnostic Testing13 Making the Diagnosis of Myositis: Beyond the History and Physical Examination: Muscle biopsy and interpretation 14 Making the Diagnosis of Myositis: Beyond the History and Physical Examination: Skin biopsy and interpretation 15 Making the Diagnosis of Myositis: Beyond the History and Physical Examination: Lung biopsy and interpretation 16 Making the Diagnosis of Myositis: Beyond the History and Physical Examination: Muscle MRI 17 Making the Diagnosis of Myositis: Beyond the History and Physical Examination: Laboratory testing in myositis18 Role of ANA and Myositis Autoantibodies in Diagnosis19 Role of Myositis Autoantibodies in Management and Prognosis 20 Traditional Myositis Autoantibodies: Synthetase, Mi-2, SRP, Ku, PM-Scl, Ro, U1RNP21 Dermatomyositis-associated Autoantibodies: TIF1- , NXP2, and MDA522 Newly described Myositis Autoantibodies: HMGCR, NT5C1A, SAE, PUF6023 Myositis Mimics: The Differential Diagnosis of Myositis24 Immune Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM)25 Cancer Associated Myositis 26 Myositis Associated Interstitial Lung Disease 27 Pregnancy in Myositis 28 Pathogenesis of Myositis 29 Management Considerations: Pharmacologic intervention 30 Management Considerations:Special treatment considerations - JDM31 Management Considerations: Special treatment considerations - Refractory skin rash and calcinosis32 Management Considerations: Special treatment considerations - ILD33 Role of Exercise in the Management of Myositis 34 Dietary Considerations in Myositis35 Distinguishing Disease Activity and Damage in Myositis