Description of Patients with Inflammatory Myopathies at a Rheumatology Reference Center in Bogotá, Colombia

Inflammatory myopathies, also known as myositis, are a heterogeneous group of autoimmune disorders with mixed clinical and paraclinical manifestations, which dictate a varied course and prognosis depending on specific clinical and serological risk characteristics.

Describe the clinical, serological and treatment profile of patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy in Bogotá, Colombia

A predominance of the female sex is expected, with an average age of 60 years. The most common myopathies expected are dermatomyositis, polymyositis and non-specific inflammatory myopathy. Comorbidity with other autoimmune diseases is expected to be less than 10% and with other diseases up to 50%. With a high frequency of muscular involvement, moderate frequency of skin involvement and low degree of lung involvement. Myositis-associated or specific autoantibodies present in most extended myopathy panels.