"Myositis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Inflammation of a muscle or muscle tissue.
| Descriptor ID |
D009220
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.651.594 C10.668.491.562
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| Concept/Terms |
Myositis- Myositis
- Myositides
- Myopathy, Inflammatory
- Muscle Diseases, Inflammatory
- Inflammatory Muscle Diseases
- Inflammatory Muscle Disease
- Muscle Disease, Inflammatory
- Inflammatory Myopathy
- Inflammatory Myopathies
- Myopathies, Inflammatory
Myositis, Proliferative- Myositis, Proliferative
- Myositides, Proliferative
- Proliferative Myositides
- Proliferative Myositis
Myositis, Infectious- Myositis, Infectious
- Infectious Myositides
- Myositides, Infectious
- Infectious Myositis
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies- Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
- Myopathy, Idiopathic Inflammatory
- Inflammatory Myopathy, Idiopathic
- Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy
- Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis
- Inflammatory Myopathies, Idiopathic
- Myopathies, Idiopathic Inflammatory
Myositis, Focal- Myositis, Focal
- Focal Myositides
- Focal Myositis
- Myositides, Focal
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Myositis" by people in Profiles.
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Does statin therapy initiation increase the risk for myopathy? An observational study of 32,225 diabetic and nondiabetic patients. Clin Ther. 2007 Aug; 29(8):1761-70.
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Computed tomography in the assessment of myonecrosis. Can Assoc Radiol J. 1987 Dec; 38(4):278-82.