Myositis

Myositis is inflammation or swelling of the muscles. Injury, medicines, infection, or an immune disorder can lead to myositis.^[1]

It is a documented side effect of the lipid-lowering drugs statins and fibrates.

Types[]

Types of myositis include:^{[citation needed]}

• myositis ossificans
• (idiopathic) inflammatory myopathies
  • dermatomyositis
    • juvenile dermatomyositis
  • polymyositis
  • inclusion body myositis
  • Statin-associated autoimmune myopathy
• pyomyositis

Diagnosis[]

Elevation of creatine kinase in blood is indicative of myositis.^{[citation needed]}

Treatment[]

Polymyositis and dermatomyositis are first treated with high doses of corticosteroids.^{[citation needed]}

See also[]

• Myopathy (muscle disease)
• Myalgia (muscle pain)
• Masticatory muscle myositis (a disease in dogs)
• Perimyositis

References[]

External links[]

• Myositis: NIH

Myositis Association https://www.myositis.ort