Polymyositis: A Clinical Study
Authors: R. G. LOGAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1966)

Article1 November 1966Polymyositis: A Clinical StudyR. G. LOGAN, M.D., J. M. BANDERA, M.D., W. M. MIKKELSEN, M.D., F.A.C.P., I. F. DUFF, M.D., F.A.C.P.R. G. LOGAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, J. M. BANDERA, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, W. M. MIKKELSEN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, I. F. DUFF, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-65-5-996 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDermatomyositis, or polymyositis as it is probably more accurately termed, is an uncommon connective tissue disorder. Although reference is made in the English literature to about 700 cases, there have been few sizable series reported in which detailed analysis is available (1-14). Over a 17-year interval we have had the opportunity to follow a reasonably large number of patients in whom this diagnosis has been established. This study presents the clinical and laboratory features of this group of patients.PATIENTSBetween 1950 and 1963 at the University of Michigan Medical Center 63 patients were seen who fulfilled the criteria to...References1. CHRISTIANSONBRUNSTINGPERRY HBLAHO: Dermatomyositis. Arch. Derm. (Chicago) 74: 581, 1956. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. WALTONADAMS JNRD: Polymyositis. The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1958, p. 173. Google Scholar3. VIGNOSBOWLINGWATKINS PJGFMP: Polymyositis: effect of corticosteroids on final result. Arch. Intern. Med. (Chicago) 114: 263, 1964. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. PEARSON CM: Polymyositis and dermatomyositis. Bull. Rheum. Dis. 12: 269, 1962. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. ARUNDELLWILKINSONHASERICK FDRDJR: Dermatomyositis and malignant neoplasms in adults. Arch. Derm. (Chicago) 82: 772, 1960. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Ann Arbor, MichiganFrom the Rackham Arthritis Research Unit, and the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Mich.These studies were supported in part by graduate training grant 2 A-5026 in Rheumatic Diseases from the U. S. Public Health Service, Washington, D. C., and by a grant from the Michigan Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Ivan F. Duff, M.D., Rackham Arthritis Research Unit, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Mich. 48104. 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