Pregnancy outcomes in adult patients with dermatomyositis and polymyositis

The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies dermatomyositis (DM) and polymyositis (PM) are autoimmune diseases that can affect females of childbearing potential. We assessed pregnancy outcomes in DM and PM patients compared with the general obstetric population.

Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism - November 20, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Kathleen D. Kolstad, David Fiorentino, Shufeng Li, Eliza F. Chakravarty, Lorinda Chung Source Type: research