Polymyositis

Polymyositis (pol-e-mi-o-SI-tis) is an uncommon disease that causes inflammation in your muscles. Doctors also refer to polymyositis as a type of connective tissue disease.
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Polymyositis - adult
Treatment:
The disease is treated with corticosteroid medications. When an improvement in muscle strength is achieved, usually in 4 to 6 weeks, the medication is slowly tapered off.
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Polymyositis
Denervation (reduced nervous stimulation)
Carpal tunnel syndrome
ALS
Myopathy (muscle degeneration, may be caused by a number of disorders, including muscular dystrophy)
Myasthenia gravis
Alcoholic neuropathy
Axillary nerve dysfunction ...
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Polymyositis - Complete medical information regarding Polymyositis and the associated disease Dermatomyositis; includes description, common symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment. Source:MedicineNet
Myositis (Muscle Inflammation)...
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Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis. Immune disorders that affect the neuromuscular system.
Pernicious anemia. Disorder in which the immune system attacks the lining of the stomach in such a way that the body cannot metabolize vitamin B12.
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In polymyositis and dermatomyositis, weakness usually affects the muscles near the center of the body, including the muscles of the neck, shoulders and hips. Some patients also have difficulty swallowing.
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Paraneoplastic autoimmune syndromes associated with thymoma include myasthenia gravis, polymyositis, lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, thyroiditis, and Sjgren's syndrome, among others.
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Juvenile dermatomyositis is one of the conditions in a group of conditions called the dermatomyositis/polymyositis complex.
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of the urinary tract (such as by a kidney stone), heart failure, dehydration, excessive blood loss that causes shock, gout, or muscle conditions (such as rhabdomyolysis, gigantism, acromegaly, myasthenia gravis, muscular dystrophy, polymyositis).
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You have muscle damage caused by:
muscle diseases, such as dermatomyositis or polymyositis)
progressive muscular dystrophy
injury (such as after a fall, auto accident, or seizure).
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These antibodies are present in a variety of immunologic diseases including lupus, scleroderma, Sjogren's syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, polymyositis, dermatomyositis, and in persons taking hydralazine, procainamide, or isoniazid.
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" These other diseases include rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, polymyositis (inflammation of the muscles), scleroderma (thickening and stiffening of the skin) or poyarteritis nodosa (inflammation of the arteries).
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Stroke
Parkinson´s disease
Huntington´s disease
Multiple sclerosis
ALS (Lou Gehrig´s disease)
Myasthenia gravis
Muscular dystrophy
Infections, such as polio and syphilis
Polymyositis ...
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Noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM)
Polymyositis (adult)
Prerenal azotemia
Primary amyloid
Rapidly progressive (crescentic) glomerulonephritis
Secondary systemic amyloid
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Wilms' tumor ...
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