polymyositis

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• The clinical diagnosis of polymyositis can be confirmed by three tests: serum muscle enzymes, electromyography, and muscle biopsy.

  Academic text (2007)

• Polymyositis and its complications, such as weakness of oropharyngeal muscles leading to dysphagia and life-threatening risk of aspiration pneumonia, should be recognized early and managed effectively.

  Academic text (2007)

• The prevalence of polymyositis is estimated to be 1 per 100,000.

  Academic text (2007)

• The patient also experienced severe myalgia and muscle tenderness, which is typical in 30% of patients with polymyositis.

  Academic text (2007)

• Myalgia and gross generalized edema can be the presenting signs in polymyositis.

  Academic text (2007)

• Overall, the prognosis of polymyositis is good, with a 5-year survival of 95% and a 10-year survival of 84%.

  Academic text (2007)

• Polymyositis is an inflammatory myopathy in which the pathogenesis is presumed to be autoimmune.

  Academic text (2007)

• Polymyositis was first recognized in 1887 by Wagener and Unverricht in patients presenting with muscle weakness and skin lesions.

  Academic text (2007)

• The mainstay of treatment for polymyositis is corticosteroids.

• The patient also experienced severe myalgia and muscle tenderness, which is typical in 30% of patients with polymyositis.

Synonyms

M

myositis

vspolymyositis

• Specialized

1 9.9

Swelling and pain in a muscle that make the muscle weak

is inflammation affecting many muscles, especially in limbs and neck

How Severe

polymyositis

• Specialized

1 9.9

myositis

• Specialized

1 9.9

myalgia

• Specialized

1 7.8

crampy

1 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology