(en) TO THE EDITOR, Dermatomyositis (DM) is a chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disorder belonging to the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies affecting primarily skin and muscle with variable extent. Disease mechanism comprehension is growing, with a pivotal role of both the innate and adaptive immune system and involvement of both cellular and humoral actors (Nagaraju and Lundberg, 2011). [...]
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