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Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy
Introduction Etiology The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) include polymyositis (PM), dermatomyositis (DM), and sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM). The IIMs are thought to be systemic autoimmune disorders, although a specific autoantigen has not been identified. DM is a complement mediated…