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This book presents a comprehensive review of the inflammatory myopathies, including dermatomyositis, polymyositis, and inclusion body myositis. Representing the most up-to-date knowledge on this family of diseases, The Inflammatory Myopathies covers clinical presentation, methods of diagnosis, ongoing assessment of clinical course, treatment, and the latest information on pathogenesis. Physical, laboratory, imaging, and serological findings are discussed in the context of chronic disease, complications, and co-morbidities. The role and mechanism of inflammatory response is also explored with reference to emerging humoral and cellular targets for therapeutic intervention. The Inflammatory Myopathies is the gold-standard in the field and a must have resource for rheumatologists, neurologists and all healthcare professionals who treat afflicted patients.

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FANTASTIC BOOK - TOLDMEEVERYTHING I WANTED TO KNOW
This book was delivered as promised via Amazon.com. I could not put the book down for a few days until I read it. It told me everything I wanted to know about Autoimmune diseases and more, and gave me much more appreciation for my Rheumatologists Doctors Philip Sedrish and Marielisa Sedrish at Gulfcoast Rheumatology at Slidell Memorial Hospital. They have been doing everything like clock work with me and I have been a very trying case for especially for Dr Philip Sedrish. These doctors are definitely experts in Rheumatology and all the other Auto-Immune Neuromuscular and Skin Diseases such as (RA, PM, DM, IBM, Sjogrens, Scleroderma, Lupus, ALS, etc...) that go along with their specialty. They referred me to the best specialists: Dermatology - Dr Eric Tabor; Cardiology - Dr Ignatius Thomas; Pulmonology - Doctor Dennis Dale and Doctor Janine Parker; Opthamology- Dr David Slagle; Gastroenternology - Dr Anthony Albright. These doctors all work well with each other and me to address all my symptoms associated with Dermatomyositis, Sjogrens, and Psoriasis. Thanks to these doctors, I have not had to drive 100 miles a trip to the MDA Clinic at Children'sHospital in New Orleans or even further as may others end up doing.

Thank you to the authors of this book and my friends from The Myositis Association, Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis forum.

I recommend this book to anyone diagnosed with a Auto-Immune Disease and associated Cancer.

Bill Morell
Diagnosed with Dermatomyositis, Sjogrens Syndrome, and Psoriasis.
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More then a book about miraculous healing, …Broken Glass and All is an inspiring journey of hope and healing. Reading like a novel, it traces the author's life journey through the hard streets of New York City, the hilarious times of raising ten children, and his school days at the old age of 45 with a two year term in Bible college. Then came the loss of his health, livelihood and his 24 year-old son in a car accident, all while doing battle with his incurable autoimmune disease Polymyositis and taking on the American Health Care system.

His perseverance and toughness helped him win battles most men would have yielded to. …Broken Glass and All brings hope and encouragement to anyone fighting a hopeless illness or a seemingly losing battle. Through the author's infectious mind-set against bowing to what he calls the Pawnbrokers of this World, the reader comes away ready for the fight for one's life. A healing experience for the price of a movie. ... Read more

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Myositis refers to inflammation of the muscles ("MYO"means muscle and "ITIS" means inflammation). Myositis is a mysterydisease in several diseases:

Polymyositis (PM) means inflammation of many muscles.

Dermatomyositis (DM) means inflammation of many muscles and skin

Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM) means inflammation of many muscles with"Inclusion" (abnormal protein deposits) and vacoules (holes) in themuscle cells and fibers.Virtually 95% of physicians are unlearned about this chronic, lifetimemuscle disorder. So little information is given to the patients afterthey have finally been diagnosed, but offered no further informationabout the future expectations might be.

The four Myositis diseases have individual case reports from patientswith the diseases, telling how the disease affected them, theirfamilies, their working and the dark future that no physician had toldthem would happen.

The Myositis patients are telling their stories to help newlydiagnosed Myositis individuals learn more about the disease, what toexpect.Several Neurologists who have read the stories have said thebook will be a great teacher to the medical profession because thestories give a glimpse into the daily life, the philosophy on the mindand inner workings of the patient's body; whereas the medicalprofession can only ascertain what they learn through diagnosticprocedures. ... Read more

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Outstanding book with real patient stories
I personally purchased this book after purchasing many Medical Textbooks dealing with Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, Sjogrens, Psoriasis, and auto-immune diseases in general. Why, because I have these uncureable diseases and have been suffering with a more severe case for the past 3-5 years with no hope for a cure, no sign of remission, and still hoping for relief and a more mnormal life. My biggest problem has been getting my family, friends, and doctors to have some kind of idea what I am going through. I also had to deal with doctors who thought I was first imagining this and refering me to a psychiatrist instead of a rheumatologist or neurologist who could have started treating me a lot sooner and I would probably be able to use my muscles today.

This book has 50 of the greatest patient stories that can be applied to patients with all 385 Auto-immune disease and probably even cancer patients as well since these diseses are associated with cancer. Reading these stories will make a grown man tear up and have joy that I am not nuts, just depressed because of my pain and suffering. You will gain a better understanding of the Myositis diseases, patients who don't have all of the symptoms, patients who have most of the symptoms, and patients who have more symptoms above the medical definintions of the specific auto-immune diseases. For example when the doctor tells you that you have Polymyositis or Dermatomyositis and only the proximial muscles can be involved, and in fact you have the distal muscles also involved. Or when you are misdiagnosed with Polymyositis instead of Dermatomyositis because the doctors don't see the rash at its worse flaring time and finally you show up with Gottron Papules all over your knuckles, Helitope on your face (eyelids, bridge of nose), and V Sign on your neck and upper chest and then he tells you that is part of the Dermatomyositis, all you can say is Thank You for the new diagnosis. But I learned to understand why doctors proceed with caution on their diagnosis and then adjust as the disease progresses to be more defined signs.

Great book and in my opinion should be printed with a newer revision some day with more stories from those patients who can still write and provide insight to this kind of book.

Thank you to the patients, authors, and editors of such a great book.

This book was delivered as promised via Amazon.com. I could not put the book down for a few days until I read it. It told me everything I wanted to know about Autoimmune diseases and more, and gave me much more appreciation for my Rheumatologists Doctors Philip Sedrish and Marielisa Sedrish at Gulfcoast Rheumatology at Slidell Memorial Hospital. They have been doing everything like clock work with me and I have been a very trying case for especially for Dr Philip Sedrish. These doctors are definitely experts in Rheumatology and all the other Auto-Immune Neuromuscular and Skin Diseases such as (RA, PM, DM, IBM, Sjogrens, Scleroderma, Lupus, ALS, etc...) that go along with their specialty. They referred me to the best specialists: Dermatology - Dr Eric Tabor; Cardiology - Dr Ignatius Thomas; Pulmonology - Doctor Dennis Dale and Doctor Janine Parker; Opthamology- Dr David Slagle; Gastroenternology - Dr Anthony Albright. These doctors all work well with each other and me to address all my symptoms associated with Dermatomyositis, Sjogrens, and Psoriasis. Thanks to these doctors, I have not had to drive 100 miles a trip to the MDA Clinic at Children'sHospital in New Orleans or even further as may others end up doing.

Thank you to the authors of this book and my friends from The Myositis Association, Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis forum.

I recommend this book to anyone diagnosed with a Auto-Immune Disease and associated Cancer.

Bill Morell
Diagnosed with Dermatomyositis, Sjogrens Syndrome, and Psoriasis.

testimonials from sufferers
This book is only testimonials from other sufferers.It will give you "ah hah" moments to let you know you are not alone with this affliction, but it doesn't really tell you anything to help your situation.

Coping with a Myositis Disease
The Coping with Myositis disease is a great book & very informative.I had ordered this book for myself about a year or more ago & this one I bought for a friend. She was also exited about it.It's almot imposible to find information about Inclusion Body Myositis.

The quick delivery was amazing & especially around the holidays.Thank you very much for making this available.

Review of Coping with a Myositis Disease
This was a very interesting, although somewhat disheartening, book. It is a group of case studies told by the patients who suffer from myositis.Often the cases seemed quite hopeless, therefore, it was hard for someone also suffering the disease to have much hope.The book also should have been edited for grammatical mistakes.

A fantastic insight into Mysosis for a DM sufferer
There are very few publications out there providing supporting information for Myosis sufferers.This one provides a great insight into the disease as well as the specific variations ie (DM).The case studies are particularly interesting and useful. It's great to see how others are coping with their disease and how most are recovering well.This is an American publication, I have not managed to find any UK publications for this condition. ... Read more