Controlled Trial of Plasma Exchange and Leukapheresis in Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis

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Authors

Frederick W. Miller · National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Susan F. Leitman

Mary E. Cronin · National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Jeanne E. Hicks · Pain and Rehabilitation Medicine

Richard L. Leff · National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

Robert Wesley · Center for Clinical Research (United States)

David Fraser ·

Abstract

As treatments for corticosteroid-resistant polymyositis or dermatomyositis, leukapheresis and plasma exchange are no more effective than sham apheresis.

Topics & Keywords

Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis Muscle Physiology and Disorders Heterotopic Ossification and Related Conditions

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 326, Issue 21, pp. 1380-1384

DOI: 10.1056/nejm199205213262102

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