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  • What is Inclusion Body Myositis?
    Health - 1 May 2019
    Inclusion body myositis (IBM) is a progressive inflammatory disease of the muscles. It is the most common among such conditions, but is distinct from hereditary inclusion body myopathies (hIBM). As...
  • Dermatomyositis Presentation
    Health - 6 Jul 2023
    Five subgroups of myositis or inflammatory myopathy were suggested by Bohan and Peter in the 1970s.
  • What is Myopathy?
    Health - 30 Nov 2022
    Myopathies are a group of disorders that are characterized by a primary structural or functional impairment of the skeletal muscle.
  • Polymyositis
    Health - 27 Feb 2019
    Myositis is inflammation of the muscle and polymyositis denotes that that inflammation affects not one, but many muscles.
  • Dermatomyositis Causes
    Health - 7 Jul 2023
    The exact cause of dermatomyositis is not clearly understood, although the condition shares many characteristics with autoimmune disorders such as lupus, scleroderma, and vasculitis.
  • Dermatomyositis Diagnosis
    Health - 6 Jul 2023
    Dermatomyositis can often be diagnosed based on assessment of symptoms. Although the disease primarily affects the muscles and skin, it is a systemic condition and can also involve the lungs, joints,...
  • What is Dermatomyositis?
    Health - 7 Jul 2023
    Dermatomyositis is an inflammatory condition characterized by muscle weakness and a skin rash. Although the disease primarily affects the muscles and skin, it is a systemic condition and can also...
  • Dermatomyositis Symptoms
    Health - 6 Jul 2023
    In adults, the age of onset is usually between the late 40s and early 60s and in children, symptoms usually begin between 5 and 15 years of age. The condition is more common among females than men.
  • Dermatomyositis Pathology
    Health - 6 Jul 2023
    Dermatomyositis is an inflammatory disorder that primarily causes muscle weakness and a skin rash. As a systemic condition, dermatomyositis can also involve the lungs, joints, esophagus and sometimes...
  • Myopathy Types
    Health - 14 Jun 2023
    Myopathy is a common term for a muscle disease that is unrelated to any disorder of innervation or neuromuscular junction, with a wide range of possible etiologies. Practically all types of myopathy...

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