Myositis: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
Myositis makes your immune system attack your muscles. Depending on which type of myositis you have, you’ll have a hard time moving or using your affected muscles. There’s no cure for myositis, but in most cases, treatment can put it into remission.
Myositis Disease Education - Johns Hopkins Myositis Center
Detailed information on Myositis including Signs and Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment and lifestyle resources for those with Myositis from Johns Hopkins
Myositis: Symptoms and Causes - WebMD
2023年5月1日 · Weakness, swelling, and pain are the most common myositis symptoms. Myositis causes include infection, injury, autoimmune conditions, and drug side effects.
About Myositis - The Myositis Association
Myositis involves chronic inflammation of the muscles, often occurring with other symptoms. Also known as idiopathic inflammatory myopathy, myositis has a number of forms. Learn more about the disease.
Myositis: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment - Healthline
2018年8月29日 · Myositis is thought to be an autoimmune condition that causes the body to attack the muscles. Most cases don’t have a known cause. However, it’s thought that injury and infection may play a role.
Myositis: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment - Verywell Health
2023年8月4日 · According to The Myositis Association, all forms of myositis affect an estimated 50,000 to 75,000 Americans. While the condition has no cure, it is treatable. Here is what you need to know about myositis, including the types, symptoms, causes, and treatment.
Myositis: Muscle Inflammation | Inflammatory Myopathy - HSS
2024年8月12日 · Myositis is an autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of muscle. The disease can present in a variety of different forms, and people who have lupus, scleroderma or vasculitis may also have muscle inflammation as a secondary feature. Myositis can affect the whole body, not only the muscle. What are the types of myositis?
Types of Myositis - The Myositis Association
Learn the different types of myositis, such as sporadic inclusion body myositis, dermatomyositis, polymyositis, necrotizing myopathy and juvenile myositis.
Myositis | Polymyositis | Dermatomyositis - MedlinePlus
2016年4月17日 · Myositis means inflammation of the muscles that you use to move your body. An injury, infection, or autoimmune disease can cause it. Two specific kinds are polymyositis and dermatomyositis.
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - Idiopathic Inflammatory …
2021年4月14日 · Myositis-specific and sometimes myositis-associated autoantibodies should be tested, some of which are available as a panel. Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) are positive in up to 80% of patients with dermatomyositis and polymyositis. If the ANA test is positive, further testing for specific types of antibodies is helpful for increasing suspicion ...