Reumatizam, Vol. 59 No. 2, 2012.
Stručni rad
Laboratory diagnostics of polymyositis/dermatomyositis
Višnja Prus
; Klinički odjel za reumatologiju, alergologiju i kliničku imunologiju, Klinika za unutarnje bolesti, Klinički bolnički centar Osijek, Osijek, Hrvatska
Dražen Bedeković
; Klinički odjel za reumatologiju, alergologiju i kliničku imunologiju, Klinika za unutarnje bolesti, Klinički bolnički centar Osijek, Osijek, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Polymyositis/dermatomyositis is chronic systemic inflammatory disease that usually affects the skin and muscle tissue. The diagnosis of polymyositis/dermatomyositis isn’t simple, and represents challenge for clinicians, it is based on the integration of results: medical history and clinical presentation, laboratory findings enzymes more or less specific to muscle tissue, myositis-specific autoantibodies and autoantibodies associated with myositis which can be found at other inflammatory connective tissue diseases without myositis, electromyography findings, and biopsy of muscle and skin. Laboratory tests contribute and assist in the diagnosis of polymyositis/dermatomyositis but they should always be evaluated in context with clinical picture and other tests and decisions about diagnosis and/or treatment are based on the integration of the results.
Ključne riječi
polymyositis; dermatomyositis; laboratory tests; autoantibodies
Hrčak ID:
124036
URI
Datum izdavanja:
25.10.2012.
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