A New Method for the Assessment of Myalgia in Interstitial Lung Disease: Association with Positivity for Myositis-Specific and Myositis-Associated Antibodies

A New Method for the Assessment of Myalgia in Interstitial Lung Disease: Association with Positivity for Myositis-Specific and Myositis-Associated Antibodies

In this study, it was found that myositis-specific and myositis-associated antibodies (MSAs and MAAs) improved the recognition of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) in interstitial lung disease (ILD) patients. The objective of this study is to propose a clinical method to evaluate myalgia in...

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Main Authors: Gianluca Sambataro, Chiara Alfia Ferrara, Carla Spadaro, Sebastiano Emanuele Torrisi, Giovanna Vignigni, Ada Vancheri, Giuseppe Muscato, Nicoletta Del Papa, Michele Colaci, Lorenzo Malatino, Stefano Palmucci, Lorenzo Cavagna, Giovanni Zanframundo, Francesco Ferro, Chiara Baldini, Domenico Sambataro, Carlo Vancheri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-05-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
myalgia
myositis
interstitial lung disease
tender points
autoantibodies
connective tissue disease
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/5/1139

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https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/5/1139

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