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Potential pitfalls in the differential diagnosis of myositis versus hereditary myopathies.
Clinical and experimental rheumatology - 1 Feb 2026
Glaubitz Stefanie, Zeng Rachel, Hasanov Kanan, Pauli Silke, Schmidt Jens
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Hereditary myopathies and myositis share similar clinical features, making diagnosis challenging. The 2017 EULAR/ACR classification criteria for idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (myositis) provide a probability score for myositis and its subtypes. This study aims to test the accuracy of these criteria in distinguishing myositis from hereditary myopathies and to identify diagnostic pitfalls. METHODS:...
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