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Inclusion body myositis is the most common inflammatory myopathy after age 50. Unlike polymyositis and dermatomyositis, in which cardiac involvement is relatively common, current evidence indicates that inclusion body myositis is not associated with cardiac disease such as dilated cardiomyopathy.
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Inclusion body myositis is the most common inflammatory myopathy after age 50; a prevalence of between 9.3 and 14.9 per million
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Inclusion body myositis is the most common inflammatory myopathy after age 50; a prevalence of between 9.3 and 14.9 per million
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This page is a summary of: A Rare Case of Non-Ischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy Revealing Inclusion Body Myositis, Journal of Case Reports and Medical History, September 2023, Acquire Publications LLC,
DOI: 10.54289/jcrmh2300128.
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