Review

Established and new treatments of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: dermatomyositis and polymyositis

N. Pipitone, C. Salvarani

Unità Operativa di Reumatologia, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Key words

Myositis, glucocorticoids, immunosuppressive agents, infliximab, etanercept, adalimumab, rituximab.

Please address correspondence to: Dr. Nicolò Pipitone, MD, PhD, U.O. di Reumatologia, Salita 6, Piano 3, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Viale Risorgimento 80, 42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy.

E-mail: pipitone.nicolo@asmn.re.it

Clin Exp Rheumatol 2007; 25 : 896-906