Osteomyositis is most common in children and adolescents, preferably in males, and 60-75% have a history of trauma. The main clinical manifestations are localized lumps, accompanied by redness, heat and…
Two years ago, a female patient in her early 20s had visited several large hospitals in our city for recurrent limb weakness for 5 years, which was diagnosed as polymyositis…
Myositis, a group of autoimmune diseases mainly characterized by muscle weakness and muscle inflammation, includes dermatomyositis, polymyositis, inclusion body myositis and childhood dermatomyositis, etc. The clinical manifestations, treatment and prognosis…
Rehabilitation of ossifying myositis Rehabilitation of ossifying myositis Ossifying myositis is also known as heterotopic ossification or ectopic ossification. It is characterized by the formation of new bone within the…
Ectopic ossification: This is the appearance of osteoblasts in the soft tissue and the formation of bone tissue. It mostly occurs around large joints, such as the hip and elbow…
Progressive ossifying myositis is a rare congenital hereditary connective tissue disorder that presents with progressive ossification of connective tissue throughout the body in stages and bilateral symmetrical abnormal finger (toe)…
Myositis ossificans refers to the abnormal ossification of the collagenous supporting tissues of tendons, ligaments and skeletal muscles. It is a complication of traumatic bone injury, also known as traumatic…
Dermatomyositis is a group of autoimmune diseases that mainly involve the skin and muscles, usually involving both skin and muscle causing lesions, while those with muscle damage only are called…
What is viral myositis? Acute myositis caused by a DNA or RNA virus can be a localized self-limiting process or a lethal systemic severe lesion. The severity of the disease is…
Dermatomyositis/polymyositis is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by a specific rash and muscle weakness in the proximal extremities. The cause of the disease is unknown and may…