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Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
- There are several types of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies which include:[1]
- Common features are:
- Symmetrical, proximal muscle weakness
- Elevated muscle enzymes
- Elevated myoglobin
- Increased risk of malignancies
- Abnormal electrical properties of muscle fibers detected by EMG
- Positive autoantibodies against nuclear or cytoplasmic antigens in their serum
- Treatment with glucocorticoids and immunosuppressive drugs
| Inflammatory myopathy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Polymyositis and dermatomyositis | |||
| Inclusion body myositis | |||
| Immune mediated necrotizing myopathy | |||
| Juvenile myositis | |||
| Cancer associated myositis | |||
| Myositis in overlap syndromes |