Pulmonary impairment, not muscle injury, is associated with elevated ESR in the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies

Rheumatology (Oxford). 2013 Jul;52(7):1336-8. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/ket162. Epub 2013 Apr 24.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / blood
  • Blood Sedimentation*
  • Creatine Kinase / blood
  • Female
  • Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase / blood
  • Humans
  • Ligases / immunology
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / diagnostic imaging*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myositis / diagnosis*
  • Respiratory Function Tests
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic
  • Creatine Kinase
  • Fructose-Bisphosphate Aldolase
  • Ligases