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<b>Classification Criteria for <br>
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies</b>
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<b>Objective symmetric weakness, usually progressive, of the proximal lower extremities.</b> Weakness of proximal lower extremities as defined by manual muscle testing or other objective strength testing, which is present on both sides and is usually progressive over time.
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