A computer-assisted analysis of 153 patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis
A Bohan, JB PETER, RL BOWMAN, CM PEARSON - Medicine, 1977 - journals.lww.com
Selection of homogeneous patient groups in the diagnosis of certain disorders is important
for accuracy of results. The findings from pre-vious studies on polymyositis and dermatomyo-
sitis (inflammatory disorders of striated muscle) have been unclear because, since they did
not critically define patients, they have dealt with heterogeneous patient groups (6, 51, 78,
90, 106). Numerous schemes of classification have been proposed over the years (72, 78),
and the one reported herein consists of five groups. This retrospective study representing 15 …
for accuracy of results. The findings from pre-vious studies on polymyositis and dermatomyo-
sitis (inflammatory disorders of striated muscle) have been unclear because, since they did
not critically define patients, they have dealt with heterogeneous patient groups (6, 51, 78,
90, 106). Numerous schemes of classification have been proposed over the years (72, 78),
and the one reported herein consists of five groups. This retrospective study representing 15 …