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Endothelial lesion and complement activation in patients with Scleroderma Renal Crisis

J. bras. nefrol; 41 (4), 2019
Abstract In kidney biopsies reviews, scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) is characterized by vascular endothelial injuries, C4d deposits on peritubular vessels, and acute and chronic injuries coexisting on the same biopsy. The clinical signs of thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) are described in systemic sclero...

Dermatomiositis asociada al autoanticuerpo anti-MDA5
Dermatomyositis associated with anti-MDA5 autoantibody

Medicina (B.Aires); 78 (5), 2018
La dematomiositis es una miopatía inflamatoria idiopática con espectro clínico variable. En los últimos años se ha identificado un número de autoanticuerpos específicos de miositis útiles para el diagnóstico, la clasificación y el pronóstico de las diversas formas de la enfermedad, entre los q...

Prevalence and reactivity of anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (anti-MDA-5) autoantibody in Brazilian patients with dermatomyositis

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (4), 2018
Abstract: Background: There have been no studies to date on the frequency and reactivity of aanti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (anti-MDA-5) in samples from the Brazilian population with dermatomyositis. Objectives: To analyze this autoantibody in the Brazilian population. Methods: This w...

Autoantibodies in adult patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies in Buenos Aires

Medicina (B.Aires); 76 (3), 2016
The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies(IIM) are a heterogeneous group of diseases of the skeletal muscle. On the basis of clinical, serologic and histological differences, they are classified in dermatomyositis (DM), polymyositis (PM), inclusion body myositis and immunomediated necrotizing myopathy. Auto...

Expressão de antígenos MHC classe I e de células CD4 e CD8 na polimiosite e dermatomiosite

Rev. bras. reumatol; 55 (3), 2015
Objetivo: Analisar as frequências de expressão dos antígenos de complexo principal de histocompatibilidade classe I (MHC-I) e células CD4 e CD8 no músculo esquelético na polimiosite (PM) e dermatomiosite (DM). Métodos: Estudo retrospectivo de 34 casos de PM, oito casos de DM e 29 controles com mio...

Polidermatomiosites: atualizaçäo de aspectos diagnósticos, imunopatogênicos e terapêuticos
Polydermatomyositis: updating of diagnostic, immunopathogenic and therapeutic aspects

Rev. bras. reumatol; 32 (2), 1992
As miopatias inflamatórias se constituem em desafio para o clínico, que encontra dificuldades em seu diagnóstico e em seu tratamento. Os clássicos critérios de Bohan & Peter, quando preenchidos, näo bastam para o diagnóstico de polimiosite e dermatomiosite, uma vez que diversas outras doenças inf...