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Amyopathic Dermatomyositis Classification

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What is the focus of the study mentioned in the text?

Distinctive cutaneous and systemic features associated with antitranscriptional intermediary factor-1gamma antibodies

Drug-induced dermatomyositis after zoledronic acid

Associations of tumor necrosis factor alpha and HLA polymorphisms (correct)

Review of drug-induced dermatomyositis

Which publication discusses drug-induced dermatomyositis after zoledronic acid?

Australas J Dermatol 2012;53:e73–5 (correct)

Rheumatology (Oxford) 2009;48:607–12

J Cutan Pathol 2008;35:74–81

JAMA Dermatol 2015;151:195–9

Who authored the review of drug-induced dermatomyositis discussed in the text?

Werth VP, Callen JP, Ang G, Sullivan KE (correct)

Gunawardena H, Betteridge ZE, McHugh NJ

Tong PL, Yu LL, Chan JJ

Sheik Ali S, Goddard AL, Luke JJ

What is the clinical significance of antinuclear antibodies?

Their pathogenic significance in disease expression Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of dermatomyositis patients have clinically amyopathic disease?

20% Signup and view all the answers

According to the revised classification proposed by Sontheimer, is muscle involvement still required for a definitive diagnosis of amyopathic forms of dermatomyositis?

No, it is no longer required Signup and view all the answers

In adults, how does dermatomyositis affect women compared to men?

Affects women twice as much as men Signup and view all the answers

How can adult-onset and juvenile-onset amyopathic DM and hypomyopathic DM be further subcategorized as?

"Provisional" and "confirmed" Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommended pre-treatment warning for this medication?

To test for allergic reactions Signup and view all the answers

Which treatment approach is commonly used for cutaneous dermatomyositis that is refractory to antimalarials?

Mycophenolate mofetil followed by IVIg Signup and view all the answers

Which therapy is NOT mentioned as a potential treatment for calcinosis cutis?

Infliximab Signup and view all the answers

How does early and aggressive therapy of juvenile dermatomyositis affect the risk of calcinosis cutis?

It reduces the risk of calcinosis cutis Signup and view all the answers