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QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH DERMATOMYOSITIS AND POLYMYOSITIS IS CORRELATED WITH MUSCLE STRENGTH, FATIGUE AND DISABILITY
2021
Anais do Congresso Brasileiro de Reumatologia 2020
unpublished
BACKGROUND Systemic autoimmune myopathies (SAMs) are characterized by chronic inflammation affecting skeletal muscle and causing mainly proximal muscular weakness. Quality of life in these patients has been poorly assessed and may have an important impact in the clinical outcome of these patients. The objective his study is to evaluate the quality of life in patients with dermatomyositis (DM) and polymyositis (PM) and its correlation with functional capacity, muscle weakness, muscle strength and fatigue.
doi:10.47660/cbr.2020.17508
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