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What is polymyositis?
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Autoimmune disease: Polymyositis is an inflammatory muscle disease. It presents with muscle weakness. There is no cure for polymyositis but treatment can help regain muscle strength and function.
Answered 3/29/2014
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Inflammatory muscle : Inflammatory muscle disease which may also affect other body systems.
Answered 5/19/2013
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Autoimmune: Inflammation of muscles, usually affecting the larger muscles-shoulders and thighs more noticble early on. Cause is unknown!
Answered 11/28/2017
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