sIBM: Epidemiology
Disease Characteristics: Distinctive Patterns of Muscle Involvement
Clinical Findings: Quadriceps Weakness and Wasting
Clinical Findings: Finger Flexion and Grip Weakness
Clinical Findings: Respiratory Muscle Weakness
sIBM: Disease Progression Over Time
Differential Diagnosis
Diagnostic Testing
Myositis-Specific Autoantibodies
Diagnostic Criteria
Pathological Features: Endomysial Inflammatory Infiltrates
Pathological Features: Invasion by Inflammatory Cells
Pathological Features: Rimmed Vacuoles
Pathological Features: Immunostaining
Pathogenesis Working Hypothesis: Inflammation Degeneration
sIBM: Current Management Challenges
Causes of Death in Patients With sIBM
Conclusions
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