Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
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Polymyositis |
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Dermatomyositis |
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Myositis associated with collagen vascular disease |
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Myositis associated with malignancy |
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Inclusion body myositis |
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Other forms of inflammatory myopathy
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Myositis associated with eosinophilia |
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Myositis ossificans |
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Focal myositis |
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Giant cell myositis |
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Myopathies caused by infection |
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Viral, e.g. adenovirus, coxsackievirus, cytomegalovirus,
Epstein-Barre virus |
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Bacterial, e.g. borrelia burgdorferi, clostridium perfringens,
mycobacterium |
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Fungal, e.g. cryptococcus |
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Parasitic, e.g. microsporidia, schistosoma, toxoplasmosis
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Helminthic, e.g. echinococcus, trichinella |
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Myopathies caused by drugs and toxins
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e.g. Alcohol, amiodarone, chloroquine, colchicine, cyclosporine,
gold, penicillamine, vincristine |