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Myositis
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Definition
: Inflammation of a muscle or muscle tissue.
note many specific myositis terms are available
Examples
Dermatomyositis
;
Myositis, Inclusion Body
;
Myositis Ossificans
;
Orbital Myositis
;
Polymyositis
;
Pyomyositis
Other names
Myositis, Infectious; Myositis, Focal; Inflammatory Myopathy; Proliferative Myositis; Proliferative Myositides; Myositides, Proliferative; Myositides, Infectious; Myositides, Focal; Myositides; Myopathy, Idiopathic Inflammatory; Myopathies, Inflammatory; Muscle Disease, Inflammatory; Inflammatory Myopathy, Idiopathic; Inflammatory Myopathies; Inflammatory Muscle Disease; Infectious Myositides; Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy; Focal Myositis; Focal Myositides; Myositis, Proliferative
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Macrophagic myofasciitis
0
*Fasciitis
*Myositis.
Antisynthetase syndrome
0
*Myositis.
Mi-
2 antibodies
0
*Autoantibodies
Dermatomyositis
Myositis.
Arthritis Rheum 1985;28(7):796