Open AccessFatigue as a common signature of inflammatory myopathies: clinical aspects and care.
Author(s) -
Giulia Ricci,
Lorenzo Fontanelli,
Francesca Torri,
Erika Schirinzi,
Gabriele Siciliano
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical and experimental rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.184
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1593-098X
pISSN - 0392-856X
DOI - 10.55563/clinexprheumatol/p8x98o
Subject(s) - medicine , clinical practice , everyday life , intensive care medicine , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , political science , law
Fatigue is a common symptom in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs), which greatly affects activities of daily life. Fatigue is a complex phenomenon that covers a range of dimensions from biological to behavioural, the pathophysiology of which is still poorly understood. The aim of this review is to describe the different determinants of fatigue in IIMs, discuss their clinical implications and how to evaluate and manage the condition, which are all relevant issues for the treating physicians in their everyday practice.