Myositis: One of the underlying causes for muscle weakness/myopathy. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Myositis is available below.
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Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Myositis include:
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Inflammation of skeletal muscle (MUSCLE, SKELETAL). Infectious, autoimmune, and paraneoplastic processes represent some of the more common conditions that may be associated with myositis. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed., pp 1402-13) - (Source - Diseases Database)
Inflammation of muscle tissue - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Myositis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Myositis, or a subtype of Myositis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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