Polymyositis: A Clinical Study
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- 1 November 1966
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American College of Physicians in Annals of Internal Medicine
- Vol. 65 (5) , 996-1007
Abstract
Dermatomyositis, or polymyositis as it is probably more accurately termed, is an uncommon connective tissue disorder. Although reference is made in the English literature to about 700 cases, there have been few sizable series reported in which detailed analysis is available (1-14). Over a 17-year interval we have had the opportunity to follow a reasonably large number of patients in whom this diagnosis has been established. This study presents the clinical and laboratory features of this group of patients. Between 1950 and 1963 at the University of Michigan Medical Center 63 patients were seen who fulfilled the criteria toKeywords
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