Drugs Used to Treat Myositis - A Joint and Muscle Disease

[摘要] One variety of myopathy is myositis. Myopathies are a collective name for illnesses that affect the muscles that attach to the bones (skeletalmuscles). A disorder called myositis causes the immune system to assault the muscles. It results in swelling that fluctuates over a lengthyperiod of time due to chronic inflammation. This inflammation eventually makes one’s muscles feel weaker and weaker. Muscle sorenesscan also result from it. The entire body is affected by several types of myositis, which affect various muscle groups. The muscles that areused to move, such as those in the arms, shoulders, legs, spine and abdomen and hips, are typically affected by myositis. The different formsof myositis includes: Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis, Inclusion body myositis.

[学科分类] 药理学