Dermatomyositis: Polymyositis is an inflammatory muscle disease that causes varying degrees of decreased muscle power. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Polymyositis Information Page: NINDS) ... more about Dermatomyositis.
Dermatomyositis: A muscle disease characterized by chronic muscle inflammation resulting in progressive muscle weakness and a characteristic rash. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Dermatomyositis is available below.
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Polymyositis is an inflammatory muscle disease that causes varying degrees of decreased muscle power. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Polymyositis Information Page: NINDS)
Dermatomyositis is one of a group of acquired muscle diseases called inflammatory myopathies. (Source: excerpt from NINDS Dermatomyositis Information Page: NINDS)
Progressive condition characterized by symmetric proximal muscular weakness with elevated serum levels of muscle enzymes and a skin rash, typically a purplish-red erythema on the face, and edema of the eyelids and periorbital tissue; affected muscle tissue shows degeneration of fibers with a chronic inflammatory reaction; occurs in children and adults, and in the latter may be associated with visceral cancer or other disorders of connective tissue. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Myositis characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and selling accompanied by skin rash affecting cheeks and eyelids and neck and chest and limbs; progression and severity vary among individuals - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Dermatomyositis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Dermatomyositis, or a subtype of Dermatomyositis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Dermatomyositis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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