Facts About Inflammatory Myopathies (Myositis)

ages muscle tissue in an autoimmune response. Viruses might be a trigger for autoimmune myositis. People with the HIV virus, which causes AIDS, can develop a myositis, as can people with a virus called HTLV-1. Some myositis cases have followed infec-tion with the Coxsackie B virus. There are reports of myositis follow-ing exposure to certain drugs. ................
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