QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH DERMATOMYOSITIS AND POLYMYOSITIS IS CORRELATED WITH MUSCLE STRENGTH, FATIGUE AND DISABILITY

Cintia Maso de Sordi, Edgard Torres dos Reis Neto, Samuel Katsuyuki Shinjo, Gerson Dierley Keppeke, Emília Inoue Sato
2021 Anais do Congresso Brasileiro de Reumatologia 2020   unpublished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 fatcat:4xtzhmv4hrestprca75x6obkyi