Stručni rad

Polymyositis, dematomyositis: overlap syndromes with connective tissue diseases and malignancies

Dušanka Martinović Kaliterna ; Odjel za kliničku imunologiju i reumatologiju, Klinika za unutarnje bolesti, Klinički bolnički centar Split, Split, Hrvatska
Dijana Perković ; Odjel za kliničku imunologiju i reumatologiju, Klinika za unutarnje bolesti, Klinički bolnički centar Split, Split, Hrvatska
Daniela Marasović Krstulović ; Odjel za kliničku imunologiju i reumatologiju, Klinika za unutarnje bolesti, Klinički bolnički centar Split, Split, Hrvatska

Sažetak

Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis are often connected with autoimmune diseases and are closely linked with specific autoantibodies. Clinical manifestations are mild in correlation with clinical picture of myositis related to malignancy. Pulmonary complications are main cause of mortality in overlap syndromes with autoimmune diseases. Infection, cardiovascular complications and underlying malignancy provide greater mortality risk.

Ključne riječi

myositis; overlap syndromes; autoimmune diseases; malignancy

Hrčak ID:

124041

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/124041

Datum izdavanja:

25.10.2012.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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