Back التهاب العضل Arabic Miozitis BS Miositis Catalan Myositis German Miositis Spanish ماهیچهآماس Persian Myosite French Մկանաբորբ Armenian Miosite Italian 筋炎 Japanese
| Myositis | |
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| A muscle biopsy from someone who is diagnosed with myositis. | |
| Specialty | Rheumatology |
| Complications | Amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome[1] |
| Causes | Autoimmunity, idiopathic, adverse drug reaction |
Myositis is a rarely-encountered medical condition characterized by inflammation affecting the muscles.[2] The manifestations of this condition may include skin issues, muscle weakness, and the potential involvement of other organs.[3] Additionally, systemic symptoms like weight loss, fatigue, and low-grade fever can manifest in individuals with myositis.
- ^ "Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome (AMPS)". Children's Health.
- ^ Carstens PO, Schmidt J (March 2014). "Diagnosis, pathogenesis and treatment of myositis: recent advances". Clinical and Experimental Immunology. 175 (3): 349–358. doi:10.1111/cei.12194. PMC 3927896. PMID 23981102.
- ^ Betteridge Z, McHugh N (July 2016). "Myositis-specific autoantibodies: an important tool to support diagnosis of myositis". Journal of Internal Medicine. 280 (1): 8–23. doi:10.1111/joim.12451. PMID 26602539. S2CID 41157692.
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