Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Sep.29, 2009 in
Bone, Joint, and Collagen-Vascular Disorders
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The category of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies includes several entities involving progressive muscle weakness due to muscle inflammation of known etiology, primarily involving proximal muscles with a typically symmetrical distribution. There are elevated levels of various muscle-associated enzymes such as creatine kinase (CK), certain electromyographic abnormalities, and microscopic chronic inflammatory infiltrate in the affected muscle. Because […]