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Myositis

Myositis is a general term for inflammation of the muscles.

Many are considered likely to be caused by autoimmune conditions, rather than directly due to infection (although autoimmune conditions can be activated or exacerbated by infections.)

Elevation of creatine kinase in blood is indicative of myositis.

Types

Types of myositis include:

  • myositis ossificans
  • fibromyositis
  • idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
    • dermatomyositis
      • juvenile dermatomyositis
    • polymyositis
    • inclusion body myositis
  • pyomyositis
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A difficult case of inflammatory myositis - Case Report - Author Abstract
A 79-year-old lady presented with subclinical autoimmune hypothyroidism and proximal muscle weakness, which failed to respond to thyroxine. Subsequent ...
From Age and Ageing, 5/1/03 by Craig J. Smith
Ankylosing neurogenic myositis ossificans of the hip: AN ENHANCED VOLUMETRIC CT STUDY
Neurogenic myositis ossificans is a disabling condition affecting the large joints of patients with severe post-traumatic impairment of the central nervous ...
From Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 3/1/05 by Carlier, R Y
Myositis in children
This study is currently recruiting patients. Sponsored by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) This study will evaluate subjects ...
From Journal of Drugs in Dermatology, 11/1/04
Malignant necrotising streptococcal myositis: A rare and fatal condition
We present a case of fatal 'malignant' necrotising streptococcal myositis in a previously healthy 39-yearold man. The infection was caused by Lancefield ...
From Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 3/1/03 by Subramanian, K N
Bcl-2, Bcl-x, and Bax expression by immunohistochemistry in inclusion body myositis: A study of 27 cases
Context.-Bcl-2, Bcl-x, and Bax are among the variety of proteins that have been described as being involved in the regulation of apoptotic cell death.
From Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, 10/1/01 by Prayson, Richard A
Inclusion body myositis as a cause of respiratory failure
Inclusion body myositis (IBM) is a slowly progressive myopathy that has not been reported to affect respiratory muscles. It is often refractory to treatment and a muscle biopsy specimen is necessa
From CHEST, 9/1/93 by Rubin Cohen
Inclusion-body Myositis and Myopathies
Inclusion-body Myositis and Myopathies V. Askanas, G. Serratrice, W. King Engel Publisher: Cambridge University Press, New York, 393 pp. 1998 ISBN: 0521571057 ...
From Neurological Research, 12/1/98 by Gonzales-Portillo, Gabriel
CREATINE KINASE: A REVIEW OF ITS USE IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF MUSCLE DISEASE
Measurement of serum enzymes is a widely used screening diagnostic test for suspected muscle disease. Creatine kinase (CK), otherwise known as creatine ...
From Medicine and Health Rhode Island, 11/1/05 by Gasper, Mason C

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