Myositis means inflammation of the muscles that you use to move your body. An injury, infection, or autoimmune disease can cause it. Two specific kinds are polymyositis and dermatomyositis. Polymyositis causes muscle weakness, usually in the muscles closest to the trunk of your body.
What are inflammatory myopathies?
- Although the cause of many inflammatory myopathies is unknown, the majority are considered to be autoimmune disorders, in which the body’s immune response system that normally defends against infection and disease attacks its own muscle fibers, blood vessels, connective tissue, organs, or joints. Who is at risk? T
What is the difference between inflammatory myopathies and dermatomyositis?
- he inflammatory myopathies are rare and can affect both adults and children. Dermatomyositis is the most common chronic form in children. Polymyositis and dermatomyositis are more common in females while inclusion body myositis affects more men. Inclusion body myositis usually affects individuals over age 50. What are the signs and symptoms? G
What are the two types of inflammation?
- There are two types of inflammation: acute and chronic. Acute inflammation is characterized by a rapid onset and short duration. It manifests with exudation of fluid and plasma pro- teins, and emigration of leukocytes, most notably neutrophils.
What is inflammation and how does it affect the body?
- When inflammation continues for prolonged periods of time, it can be thought of as the healing process in overdrive, and deleterious changes can occur to localized tissues as well as the entire body. In appreciating the inflammatory process, it is important to understand the role of chemical mediators.
TF Polymyositis is a muscle disease characterized by the simultaneous inflammation and weakening of involuntary muscles in many parts of the body.