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Which disorders are classified as subtypes of inflammatory myopathy?
The IMs include dermatomyositis, polymyositis, and inclusion body myositis.
What are the inflammatory myopathies?
The causes of IM are not known. An autoimmune process is likely, as these conditions are often associated with other autoimmune diseases and because they respond to immunosuppressive medication.
What is inclusive body myositis?
Inclusion body myositis (IBM) is an inflammatory muscle disease characterized by progressive muscle weakness and wasting. The common feature of IBM is the abnormal finding of inclusion bodies, or granular material, in muscle fibers.
What are other types of myopathy or inflammatory muscle disease?
Dermatomyositis (DM) and inclusion body myositis and juvenile dermatomyositis.
What medical term means a disease characterized by the simultaneous inflammation of voluntary muscles in many parts of the body?
Myositis is a general term for inflammation of the muscles. There can be several causes. The most common being polymyositis and dermatomyositis.
When was IBM inclusive body myositis first diagnost?
Inclusion Body Myositis, IBM, which is a rare inflamitory muscular disease, was first diagnosed in 1971, by Yunis and Samaha. IBM is a degenerative disorder that typically affects people over 50 but it is not comsidered terminal.
When did Ronald Sukenick die?
Ronald Sukenick died on July 22, 2004, in New York City, New York, USA of inclusion body myositis.
What is the disease characterized by inflammation and weakening of voluntary muscles in many parts of the body?
Polymyositis
What are the effects of polymyositis?
It causes muscles to exhibit varying degrees of decreased strength, usually affecting those muscles that are closest to the trunk of the body. Trouble with swallowing (dysphagia) may occur with polymyositis.
What are the causes of myositis?
Myositis is thought to be an autoimmune disease. The body normally fights infections and disease by producing antibodies and white blood cells called lymphocytes in a process called the immune response. In an autoimmune disease.
What else is cytomeglic inclusion body disease known as?
Cytomegalic inclusion body disease is also known as giant cell inclusion disease, cytomegalovirus infection, and salivary gland disease.
What is cytomegalic inclusion body disease?
Cytomegalic inclusion body disease (CIBD) is a condition caused by infection with cytomegalovirus (CMV), a type of herpes virus.
