Data shows that patients who was hospitatlized with #COVID_19 have significant increased risk for developing Encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. #ACR2021
Excellent approach to eval and t/t of Refractory #Myositis by @ingrid_lundberg#ACR21
📌Activity vs damage
📌Qs the diagnosis (MSAs, dysferlinopathy, dystrophy, IMNM)?
📌Malignancy?
IMNM CAN be seen EVEN without STATIN expo
👉 ✅Anti-HMGCR
👉 IVIg/immunotherapy may help
Dactylitis observed in 12% of pts w/ SpA, 17% w/ sarcoidosis, and 5% w/ gout, but not in 96 patients w/ RA or in 2,434 patients w/ OA or collagen vascular diseases. Gouty dactylitis was found only in individuals with polyarticular disease.
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