polymyositis

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The test is used to diagnose conditions such as muscular dystrophy, polymyositis, and other inflammatory diseases.

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  1. Inflammation of a number of muscles.

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  • Erythematosus or involvement of skin, kidney and other organs, vasculitis or any organ and polymyositis involving the muscles are other generalized conditions. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Nothnagle thought he had polymyositis with symptoms including leg problems. —  Iowa City Press-Citizen - Local News
  • The diseases usually present with mixed connective tissue disease are lupus, scleroderma and polymyositis Symptoms —  CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
  • The test is used to diagnose conditions such as muscular dystrophy, polymyositis, and other inflammatory diseases. —  Emaxhealth
  • Clinical features, laboratory results and muscle biopsy led us to the diagnosis of polymyositis, possibly related to her previous malignancy. —  BioMed Central - Latest articles
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  1. New Latin, from Greek πολύς, many, μῡς, (μυός) muscle, + -itis: see myositis.
 

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