Myositis

Infectious (Inflammatory) Muscle Disease

Authors

Affiliations

Nate Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

Reading list

• Goodman and fuller’s pathology¹
  • Ch25 Myositis¹
  • Dermatomyositis (see Chapter 10)
  • Myositis ossificans (see Chapter 27)
  • Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (see Chapter 27)
  • Rhabdomyolysis (see Chapter 27)

Types of Myositis

• Dermatomyositis
• Polymyositis
• Inclusion body myositis
• Myositis ossificans
• Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
• Rhabdomyolysis
• Pyomyositis

References

1.

Goodman C, Fuller K. Goodman and Fuller’s Pathology. 5th ed. Elsevier, Inc; 2020.