Abstract Number: 2153 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Decreased Lean Body Mass and Bone Mineral Density but Increased Body Fat in Myositis Patients Are Associated with Disease Duration, Inflammatory Status, Skeletal Muscle Involvement and Physical Activity
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are characterized by inflammation and atrophy of skeletal muscles, pulmonary and articular involvement, which limit the mobility/self-sufficiency of patients, and…