Idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM), also known as myositis, are a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by chronic inflammation of striated muscles and skin, with different clinical manifestations, treatment responses, and prognosis. This project will build a clinical follow-up cohort for idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM) centered on Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, to promote the clinical and pathogenesis of this group of diseases.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1,000
no interventions were involved
High Resolution Computed Tomography of Chest
High Resolution Computed Tomography of Chest will be used to assess the incidence of interstitial pneumonia.
Time frame: three months
Cutaneous Disease Area and Severity Index
Cutaneous Disease Area and Severity Index will be used to assess the the severity of the rash.
Time frame: three months
Forced vital capacity
t refers to the maximum amount of air that cr trying to inhale as quickly as possible.
Time frame: three months
Manual Muscle Testing
Manual Muscle Testing will be used to assess patients with muscle weakness.
Time frame: three months
Forced expiratory volume in one second
It refers to the volume of the maximum exhalation exhaled in the first second of the maximum deep inhalation.
Time frame: three months
Serum creatine kinase
Serum creatine kinase will be used to assess the disease activity in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.
Time frame: three months
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