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What suspected myositis manifestations drive you to start empiric therapy before the work-up is complete?

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Rheumatology · Johns Hopkins Myositis Center

When evaluating a patient with myositis, I would consider starting immediate therapy when 1) my suspicion of myositis is high (i.e. characteristic rashes, compatible constellation of symptoms, very high CPK) and 2) the symptoms are severe. It would be the severity of the symptoms that would drive ho...

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