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Myositis is a general term for inflammation of the muscles. Many are considered likely to be caused by autoimmune conditions, rather than directly due to infection (although autoimmune conditions can be activated or exacerbated by infections.) Elevation of creatine kinase in blood is indicative of myositis. Types Types of myositis include: myositis ossificans fibromyositis idiopathic inflammatory myopathies dermatomyositis juvenile dermatomyositis polymyositis inclusion body myositis ...
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Myositis Organizations
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www.aaos.org/
- Muscular Dystrophy Association http://www.mdausa.org/
- Arthritis Foundation http://www.arthritis.org/
- Myositis Association of America http://www.myositis.org/
- National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
Resources
- American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Dermatomyositis (National Institutes of Health)
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