Dermatomyositis is an inflammatory disorder that affects your skin, muscle, and blood vessels. Doctors don't know exactly what causes it. It's similar to an autoimmune disease, which causes your ...

Dermatomyositis is a rare muscle disease that causes inflammation of the muscles, skin, and blood vessels. It may also affect other organs, such as the heart and lungs. Dermatomyositis belongs to a ...

Brepocitinib is a first-in-class, oral, selective TYK2–JAK1 inhibitor that blocks cytokine signaling, which has been implicated in dermatomyositis. In this phase 3, double-blind, randomized, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Oral brepocitinib improved muscle pain, skin disease severity and functional disability for adults with ...

Dermatomyositis and lupus are autoimmune conditions that may share symptoms like skin rashes, muscle weakness, and chronic inflammation. Dermatomyositis may involve lung complications and skin ulcers, ...

Belonging to the same group of autoimmune diseases, both dermatomyositis and polymyositis cause muscle inflammation and weakness. But dermatomyositis also affects your skin and is more likely to ...

Dermatomyositis is a medical condition that causes muscle weakness and rashes. According to The Johns Hopkins Myositis Center, women are twice as likely as men to experience dermatomyositis. Although ...