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In PM, high-dose corticosteroids constitute the first line of treatment, and are effective in more than 70% of patients. Alternatives include immunosuppressant medications, notably azathioprine, methotrexate
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThere is no cure for myositis. However, prompt and aggressive treatment may reduce muscle inflammation and prevent muscle weakness from progressing. Because of the many different kinds of symptoms and a wide range of reactions.
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∙ 13y agoHigh doses of immunosuppressant drugs (prednisone or azathioprine, cyclosporine, methotrexate, I.V. immunoglobulin). Analgesics for pain, exercises improve swallowing and avoid weight gain.
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∙ 15y agoa gluten-free diet can improve signs and symptoms
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∙ 11y agoinflammation of several voluntary muscles
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Why is polymyositis similar to dermatomyositis?
Dermatomyositis is identical to polymyositis with the addition of a characteristic skin rash.
What is the medical condition polymyositis?
Polymyositis is an inflammatory muscle disease causing weakness and pain.
What does Polymyositis produce?
In polymyositis, symptoms include muscle weakness, particularly in the shoulders or pelvis, that prevents the patient from performing everyday activities
What is the prefix for the word polymyositis?
The prefix for the word polymyositis is "poly-," which means many or much.
What is the difference between polymyositis and myositis?
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Chronic inflammatory myopathy of uncertain etiology?
polymyositis
What is the definition of the word polymyositis?
Polymyositis is a weakness that occurs in the neck muscles causing them to become limp. It also leads to swelling and muscle pain, general fatigue and soreness in the back.
What is the onset of polymyositis?
A progressive condition, usually beginning in adulthood.
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.
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.
Are sarcoidosis and polymyositis related or does one cause the other?
It appears that granulomata (sarcoidosis) per se does not exert a significant ill effect on surrounding muscle cells. Some times polymyositis leads to a diagnosis of sarcoidosis.
How serious is polymyositis?
very serious -- What is the clinical or statistical answer of the scientists who study this disease -- is it not too serious, troublesome, serious, dibilitating, or deadly. Give the best facts available on your page--
