A condition associated with the flu that can make it difficult to walk has been hitting people in P.E.I. There has been a rash of viral myositis cases this winter affecting pre-school and school-aged ...

Early-onset IBM challenges age-centric diagnostic criteria, with symptoms appearing in patients younger than 46. Younger IBM patients show a higher rate of mitochondrial DNA mutations, indicating ...

Dermatomyositis is a rare autoimmune disease that typically affects the skin, muscle and respiratory system. Patients with dermatomyositis usually require prompt treatment with intense ...

Few controlled studies are available to guide treatment strategies in dermatomyositis (DM), and treatment recommendations for DM have mostly been based on case series, case reports, and expert opinion ...

Neil is KSBY's Senior Reporter and anchor of KSBY News Daybreak. He's one of your dedicated community reporters for the City of San Luis Obispo. Myositis is a debilitating disease that causes ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “We worked with Christine Parks, PhD, MSPH, epidemiologist in the Chronic Disease Epidemiology Group of the ...

Belonging to the same group of autoimmune diseases, both dermatomyositis and polymyositis cause muscle inflammation and weakness. But dermatomyositis also affects your skin and is more likely to ...

Amyopathic dermatomyositis (ADM) is a subtype of dermatomyositis that involves skin symptoms without the associated muscle symptoms. Dermatomyositis is a rare condition characterized by a skin rash ...

Peter Frampton, British rock star and icon shared in 2019 that he has inclusion body myositis , a muscular inflammatory disease that can impact the strength of the legs, arms, and fingers. He ...