Polymyositis. Polymyositis is a type of muscle disease called an inflammatory myopathy. A diagnosis of polymyositis should be considered for patients presenting with no skin symptoms and four of the following criteria.
Both lead to symmetric weakness and some degree of muscle wasting atrophy. Polymyositis Dermatomyositis Symptom Weakness. The term Polymyositis refers to a group of muscle diseases that in general refer to the inflammation of the muscles as well as the blood vessels and tissues that are associated with the muscles.
Polymositis also known as idiopathic inflammatory myopathy is a type of inflammatory myopathy which refers to a group of muscle diseases characterized by chronic muscle inflammation and degenerative changes in the muscles leading to symmetric weakness and some degree of muscle wasting atrophy.
The muscles eventually start to break down and become weak. Both lead to symmetric weakness and some degree of muscle wasting atrophy. Polymositis also known as idiopathic inflammatory myopathy is a type of inflammatory myopathy which refers to a group of muscle diseases characterized by chronic muscle inflammation and degenerative changes in the muscles leading to symmetric weakness and some degree of muscle wasting atrophy. Polymyositis is an immune-mediated syndrome secondary to defective cellular immunity that is most commonly associated with other systemic autoimmune diseases.
