How do you screen dermatomyositis patients for malignancy if they have a high risk antibody profile (NXP-2/TIF1gamma positive) and their initial screen is negative?
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Rheumatology · Johns Hopkins Myositis Center
If an initial screen is negative, including age-appropriate malignancy screening, the need for additional testing in an NXP2 or TIF1 gamma patient would be driven by the clinical presentation and risk factors.
An older patient with severe disease (including dysphagia, ulcerations, vasculitis), refr...