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Polymyositis
Neurol 61:316-321, van der Meulen,M.F.G.,et al, 2003
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Article Abstract
Polymyositis is an overdiagnosed entity. At evaluation, more than half the patients with autoimmune myositis cannot be specifically diagnosed with polymyositis or dermatomyositis. A quarter of patients with isolated unspecified myositis subsequently developed connective tissue disease.
 
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