Muscle inflammation
| Myositis | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
| Specialty | rheumatology |
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Myositis is inflammation or swelling of the muscles. Injury, medicines, infection, or an immune disorder can lead to myositis. It is a documented side effect of the lipid-lowering drugs statins and fibrates.
Types of myositis include:
Elevation of creatine kinase in blood is indicative of myositis.
Polymyositis and dermatomyositis are first treated with high doses of a corticosteroids
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