**11. Other skin manifestations**

Cases of newly developed dermatomyositis and polymyositis have been described in a number of papers. Most of the patients belonged to the group of patients treated for rheumatic disease. The authors predict a possible association between the presence of myositis-specific anti-Jo-1 autoantibodies and anti-TNF-alpha treatment in relation to newly developed dermatomyositis and polymyositis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis [50].
