Publications by authors named "Heidi Sami"
Semin Arthritis Rheum
February 2020
Article Synopsis
- The study focuses on juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (JIIM), rare autoimmune muscle diseases in children, and investigates long-term outcomes in adult patients who were diagnosed in childhood.*
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- Researchers evaluated 49 adults and found that, on average, they experienced mild disability in daily functioning years after diagnosis, despite many having significant damage to muscle and skin.*
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- Factors such as longer disease duration, specific skin changes, and age at diagnosis were linked to worse long-term outcomes, highlighting the importance of these features in managing JIIM.*
