Recent approvals, ongoing trials offer encouragement ...

A heliotrope rash is a reddish purple rash on or around the eyelids. It can look patchy and may accompany a swollen eyelid. It is a characteristic of dermatomyositis. Other risk factors include ...

Dermatomyositis is a medical condition that causes muscle weakness and rashes. According to The Johns Hopkins Myositis Center, women are twice as likely as men to experience dermatomyositis. Although ...

Classic DM (CDM) presents with pathognomonic cutaneous findings and progressive, symmetric proximal muscle weakness. Cutaneous disease usually precedes the appearance of myositis by 3–6 months in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cutaneous dermatomyositis lacks approved treatment options. Skin-specific findings from the phase 3 VALOR trial ...

Amyopathic dermatomyositis is the cutaneous form of dermatomyositis that can occur without evidence muscle involvement from the autoimmune disease. It’s sometimes also called “dermatomyositis siné ...

We conducted a randomized, placebo-controlled trial involving patients with active dermatomyositis. The patients were assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive IVIG at a dose of 2.0 g per kilogram of body ...