Dermatomyositis without creatine kinase elevation. A poor prognostic sign
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Dermatomyositis without creatine kinase elevation. A poor prognostic sign.
Serum muscle enzyme levels are usually elevated in patients with untreated polymyositis and dermatomyositis. Creatine kinase is the muscle enzyme most often used to diagnose inflammatory myopathies. Seven patients with dermatomyositis and normal creatine kinase levels are described. Five of the seven patients had either an associated malignancy or severe interstitial lung disease. The one-year ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Medicine
سال: 1986
ISSN: 0002-9343
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(86)90036-7