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Polymyositis

Introduction: Polymyositis

Description of Polymyositis

Polymyositis (medical condition): A muscle disease characterized by chronic muscle inflammation resulting in...more »

Polymyositis: A generalized muscle disease.

Polymyositis: myositis characterixed by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and swelling; progression and severity vary among individuals.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Polymyositis: progressive condition characterized by symmetric proximal muscular weakness with elevated serum levels of muscle enzymes and a skin rash, typically a purplish-red erythema on the face, and edema of the eyelids and periorbital tissue; affected muscle tissue shows degeneration of fibers with a chronic inflammatory reaction; occurs in children and adults, and in the latter may be associated with visceral cancer or other disorders of connective tissue.
Source: Diseases Database

Polymyositis: inflammation of a number of voluntary muscles simultaneously.
Source: CRISP

Polymyositis: Diseases characterized by inflammation involving multiple muscles. This may occur as an acute or chronic condition associated with medication toxicity (DRUG TOXICITY); CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES; infections; malignant NEOPLASMS; and other disorders. The term polymyositis is frequently used to refer to a specific clinical entity characterized by subacute or slowly progressing symmetrical weakness primarily affecting the proximal limb and trunk muscles. The illness may occur at any age, but is most frequent in the fourth to sixth decade of life. Weakness of pharyngeal and laryngeal muscles, interstitial lung disease, and inflammation of the myocardium may also occur. Muscle biopsy reveals widespread destruction of segments of muscle fibers and an inflammatory cellular response. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1404-9).
Source: MeSH 2007

Polymyositis: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Polymyositis:

Polymyositis: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Polymyositis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Polymyositis, or a subtype of Polymyositis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Polymyositis as a "rare disease".

Source - Orphanet

Polymyositis as a Disease

Polymyositis: Another name for Dermatomyositis (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Dermatomyositis
  »Symptoms of Dermatomyositis
  »Causes of Dermatomyositis
  »Treatments for Dermatomyositis

Polymyositis: Related Diseases

Polymyositis: Polymyositis is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

Causes of Polymyositis

Some of the causes of Polymyositis are included in the list below:

Certain cancers

Symptoms of Polymyositis (Dermatomyositis)

Some of the symptoms of Polymyositis incude:

Bluish-purple skin rash - rash appears on face, neck, shoulders, upper chest, elbows, knees, knuckles, and back.
Hardened bumps of calcium deposits under the skin
Muscle weakness - leads to various symptoms
- Muscle atrophy
- Difficulty rising from chair

See full list of 87 symptoms of Polymyositis (Dermatomyositis)

Treatments for Polymyositis (Dermatomyositis)

Treatments for Polymyositis (Dermatomyositis) include:

See full list of 10 treatments for Polymyositis

Treatment of Polymyositis: For more treatment information about Polymyositis, see treatment of Dermatomyositis (Polymyositis)

Polymyositis: Article Excerpts about Dermatomyositis

Polymyositis is an inflammatory muscle disease that causes varying degrees of decreased muscle power. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Polymyositis Information Page: NINDS)

NINDS Polymyositis Information Page: NINDS (Excerpt)

Polymyositis is an inflammatory muscle disease that causes varying degrees of decreased muscle power. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Polymyositis Information Page: NINDS)

NINDS Dermatomyositis Information Page: NINDS (Excerpt)

Dermatomyositis is one of a group of acquired muscle diseases called inflammatory myopathies. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Dermatomyositis Information Page: NINDS)

Polymyositis: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Polymyositis:

Terms associated with Polymyositis:

Terms Similar to Polymyositis:

Source: Diseases Database

More specific terms for Polymyositis:

dermatomyositis

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Polymyositis

Source - CRISP

myositis

Source - WordNet 2.1

Other terms that may be related to Polymyositis:

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Polymyositis

The following list attempts to classify Polymyositis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

myositis
inflammation,redness,rubor
symptom
evidence,grounds
information
cognition,knowledge,noesis
psychological feature

Source: WordNet 2.1

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

Disease Ontology - OBO - Hierarchy 2

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