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polymyositis

NOUN
  1. myositis characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and swelling; progression and severity vary among individuals

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  • The authors explained that it wasn't myasthenia gravis, or Lou Gehrig's disease, or polymyositis (muscle inflammation), and not carnitine deficiency (an amino acid needed for muscle contraction).
  • The differential diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica includes malignancy, acute and chronic infections, thyroid disorders, depression, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and polymyositis.
  • He had been ailing for quite a while from a variety of illnesses, including congestive heart failure, but what finally took him from us was either polymyositis or dermatomyositis. My Father: December 1, 1932-January 27, 2009
  • A thinking on the diagnosis and treatment of polymyositis (PM) was explored by the theory of eight extra meridians and collateral disease of TCM.
  • People with this disorder have signs and symptoms of three diseases - lupus, scleroderma and polymyositis.
  • Objective: To explore the clinical features of patients with polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) to provide evidence for clinical diagnosis, treatment and prognostic evaluation.
  • Other diseases related to RA that may cause pulmonary fibrosis are systemic lupus erythematosus, polymyositis and dermatomyositis, Sjogren's syndrome, scleroderma and others.
  • Objective: To investigate the status of activation and apoptosis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in patients with polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM).
  • In addition to inflammatory infiltration and destruction of muscle, patients with dermatomyositis or polymyositis may have involvement of other organ systems.
  • Objective : To investigate the clinical and EMG features in patients with polymyositis ( PM ) and dermatomyositis ( DM ).
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