Myositis
Myositis is inflammation or swelling of the muscles. Injury, medicines, infection, or an immune disorder can lead to myositis.[1] It is a documented side effect of the lipid-lowering drugs statins and fibrates.
| Myositis | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Rheumatology |
Types
Types of myositis include:
- myositis ossificans
- (idiopathic) inflammatory myopathies
- dermatomyositis
- polymyositis
- inclusion body myositis
- benign acute childhood myositis
- Statin-associated autoimmune myopathy
- pyomyositis
Diagnosis
Elevation of creatine kinase in blood is indicative of myositis.
Treatment
Polymyositis and dermatomyositis are first treated with high doses of corticosteroids.
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See also
- Myopathy (muscle disease)
- Myalgia (muscle pain)
- Masticatory muscle myositis (a disease in dogs)
- Perimyositis
References
External links
| Classification | |
|---|---|
| External resources |
- Myositis: NIH
Myositis Association https://www.myositis.ort
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