Myositis
Myositis[edit | edit source]
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.
Types[edit | edit source]
Types of myositis include:
- myositis ossificans
- (idiopathic) inflammatory myopathies
- pyomyositis
Diagnosis[edit | edit source]
Elevation of creatine kinase in blood is indicative of myositis.
Treatment[edit | edit source]
Polymyositis and dermatomyositis are first treated with high doses of corticosteroids.
See also[edit | edit source]
- myopathy (muscle disease)
- myalgia (muscle pain)
- Masticatory muscle myositis (a disease in dogs)
- perimyositis
References[edit | edit source]
External links[edit | edit source]
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- Myositis: NIH
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