Myositis
Watchlist
Retrieved
2021-01-18
Source
Trials
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Genes
IL1RN,
IGHG1,
TARS1,
IGKC,
IGHG2,
HLA-A,
IFIH1,
TLR4,
SPP1,
LAMA2,
IL10,
PTPN22,
FOXP3,
TNFRSF1A,
IL12A-AS1,
UBAC2,
PSMB9,
FAM111B,
PSMB4,
SMG7,
ERAP1,
TNIP1,
RNASEH2A,
NCF2,
HCP5,
TREX1,
MICB,
ATG5,
MEFV,
FAS
IL1RN,
IGHG1,
TARS1,
IGKC,
IGHG2,
HLA-A,
IFIH1,
TLR4,
SPP1,
LAMA2,
IL10,
PTPN22,
FOXP3,
TNFRSF1A,
IL12A-AS1,
UBAC2,
PSMB9,
FAM111B,
PSMB4,
SMG7,
ERAP1,
TNIP1,
RNASEH2A,
NCF2,
HCP5,
TREX1,
MICB,
ATG5,
MEFV,
FAS,
HLA-B,
AP4B1-AS1,
IRF5,
IRAK1,
IL12RB2,
IL12A,
HNRNPA2B1,
TNPO3,
DGKQ,
DNASE1L3,
PRR12,
TYK2,
C1QA,
C1R,
TNF,
C4A,
IL23R,
CAPN3,
ATP6V1G2-DDX39B,
CAV3,
PTPN11,
ADAR,
SAMHD1,
STAT4,
KLRC4,
DDX39B,
ATP6V1G2,
CCR1,
RNASEH2C,
RNASEH2B,
PSTPIP1,
HLA-DRB1,
TRIM33,
DYSF,
HLA-DQA1,
HARS2,
TTN,
HARS1,
TRIM21,
IL1B,
MORC3,
RBM45,
MMP9,
DMD,
ADIPOQ,
HLA-C,
CRP,
NLRP3,
TGFB1,
CD274,
IL1A,
TLR3,
IFNG,
TRIM24,
MRC1,
GZMB,
FGF21,
TLR9,
AGER,
S100A8,
MYD88,
NT5C1A,
VDR,
LMNA,
HMGB1,
HMGCR,
IL6,
ADAM17,
IL37,
TGM2,
IGF1,
IFNB1,
SMUG1,
TLR7,
FKRP,
TNFSF10,
HGS,
TNFSF13,
CD83,
NR0B2,
IL1RAPL2,
PAGR1,
TUBB6,
CXCR4,
ZFP36,
BEST1,
VEGFA,
PPIG,
TRIM63,
UBB,
ABCC11,
FBXO32,
TSHR,
HFM1,
CD163,
UBA2,
AARS2,
KL,
CA14,
ANKRD1,
TPO,
MIR145,
MIR146A,
MIR133B,
CABIN1,
CLEC4C,
COQ2,
TARDBP,
MUC5B,
BICD2,
DCPS,
CTNNA3,
KLRK1,
PUF60,
SDF4,
HSPA14,
NFAT5,
SLCO1B1,
CKLF,
ANP32B,
TNFRSF12A,
SAE1,
GNE,
KNTC1,
CD177,
RGS6,
SLURP1,
IFNL1,
AARS1,
TIA1,
GAST,
CX3CR1,
CD55,
DAG1,
DPP4,
ATN1,
ELANE,
EMD,
F2R,
FHL1,
GALNS,
CR1,
GARS1,
MSTN,
NR3C1,
HLA-DPB1,
HLA-G,
HPRT1,
HSD11B1,
HSPA1A,
HSPA1B,
CTSS,
CNN3,
HSPD1,
TSPO,
ACTN3,
AIF1,
ALOX5,
ANXA2,
APBB1,
APOE,
APP,
ARSF,
BCL2,
C3,
CCR7,
CAMP,
CASQ1,
CD34,
CD68,
CD74,
CETN1,
CHI3L1,
CHRM3,
CCR5,
HSPA5,
IFN1@,
TRBV20OR9-2,
S100A11,
PTPN6,
MOK,
PLAAT4,
ACTB,
RBBP8,
RIEG2,
RYR1,
RYR2,
S100A4,
CCL2,
PTGS1,
CCL19,
CCL21,
SRSF1,
SRSF5,
SNRNP70,
SOD1,
RO60,
ABCC8,
TAC1,
PTGS2,
PSMD4,
IFNA1,
MIF,
IFNA13,
IGFALS,
IL2,
IL4,
IL5,
CXCL8,
IL18,
LAMP1,
MBL2,
TRNL1,
PRTN3,
MUC1,
MYH1,
NEB,
OPA1,
PDCD1,
PKM,
PRG2,
PRH1,
PRH2,
RASA1
Drugs
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Registered!

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
- benign acute childhood myositis
- Statin-associated autoimmune myopathy
- dermatomyositis
- pyomyositis
Diagnosis
Elevation of creatine kinase in blood is indicative of myositis.
Treatment
Polymyositis and dermatomyositis are first treated with high doses of corticosteroids.
See also
- Myopathy (muscle disease)
- Myalgia (muscle pain)
- Masticatory muscle myositis (a disease in dogs)
- Perimyositis