Has anyone heard of myositis?

myositis - a rare disease whereby the immune system attacks the muscles associated with the outer limbs of the body

YES, IT CAN BE CAUSED BY AN INFECTIOUS AGENT, AUTOIMMUNE PROBLEM, OR A METABOLIC DEFECT. TYPICAL TREATMENT INVOLVES ANTIBIOTICS AND/ OR STRONG ANTI-INFLAMMATORY MEDICATIONS DEPENDING ON THE CAUSE. MYOSITIS IS TREATABLE & SOMETIMES CURABLE IN CERTAIN CASES. IT IS VERY RARE!HOPE THIS HELPS!

Myositis is a general term for inflammation of the muscles.

Many are considered likely to be caused by autoimmune conditions, rather than directly due to infection (although autoimmune conditions can be activated or exacerbated by infections.)

Elevation of creatine kinase in blood is indicative of myositis

Types of myositis include:

myositis ossificans
fibromyositis
idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
dermatomyositis
juvenile dermatomyositis
polymyositis
inclusion body myositis
pyomyositis

Myositis is an auto-immune disease which you are right. This disease is treated by high dose of steroids which normally doctor will prescribed to the sufferer. Is a long term disease just like SLE but this is dangerous if happen in myocardial which is the muscle of the heart, the patient may be die of heart arrest when the attacks go to myocardium.

Yes, I have heard of it. Here is a website for information and support groups for people with the condition. If it is not you that has it, please pass it on to the person you know who does.
http://www.myositis.org/template/index.c...

Myositis means inflammation of muscles. It can be bacterial infection, muscle tear, or autoimmune disease.

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This is a disease you MUST see a doctor for. It can kill you. It is a muscle inflamation. If the diagnosis is polymyositis, please see a doctor and follow up immediately. The heart is a muscle and if the heart becomes inflammed by this disease you can die. I lost a dear friend to this due to non follow up. Get a second opinion if your primary MD isn't attentive. Please take care of yourself.