Abstracts tagged "polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM) and prednisolone"

Abstract Number: 1264 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014
Analysis of Clinical Manifestations and Myositis-Specific Autoantibodies Associated with Severity of Physical Dysfunction after Treatment for Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis
Hidenaga Kawasumi¹, Takahisa Gono¹, Yasushi Kawaguchi¹, Yasuhiro Katsumata¹, Hisae Ichida¹, Akiko Tochimoto¹, Masanori Hanaoka¹, Yuko Okamoto¹, Sayuri Kataoka¹ and Hisashi Yamanaka², ¹Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Half of all polymyositis (PM)/dermatomyositis (DM) patients suffer from muscle weakness after initial treatment. Therefore, many patients with PM/DM have trouble with daily living…