Abstract
Myositis is inflammation or swelling of the muscles. Injury, medicines, infection, or an immune disorder can lead to myositis. It is a documented side effect of the lipid-lowering drugs statins and fibrates.
Types
Types of myositis include:
- myositis ossificans
- (idiopathic) inflammatory myopathies
- dermatomyositis
- juvenile dermatomyositis
- polymyositis
- inclusion body myositis
- pyomyositis
Treatment
Polymyositis and dermatomyositis are first treated with high doses of a corticosteroids