inclusion body myositis (redirected from Inclusion-body myositis)

myositis /myo·si·tis/ (mi″o-si´tis) inflammation of a voluntary muscle.

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myositis fibro´sa  a type in which connective tissue forms within the muscle.

inclusion body myositis  a progressive inflammatory myopathy primarily involving muscles of the pelvic region and legs.

multiple myositis  polymyositis.

myositis ossi´ficans  myositis marked by bony deposits or by ossification of muscle.

proliferative myositis  a benign, rapidly growing, reactive, nodular lesion similar to nodular fasciitis, but characterized by fibroblast proliferation within skeletal muscle.

trichinous myositis  that due to the presence of Trichinella spiralis.

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inclusion body myositis,

a progressive inflammatory myopathy primarily involving muscles of the pelvic region and legs, usually seen in older people. The muscles are infiltrated by mononuclear inflammatory cells, sarcoplasmic vacuoles, masses of filaments and filamentous microtubules, and sometimes eosinophilic bodies.

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inclusion body myositis

A type of idiopathic myositis that is not autoimmune and does not respond to immunosuppressive therapy, a clinical diagnosis of exclusion, confirmed by typical histologic features Clinical Slowly progressive disease of middle-aged ♂, beginning in legs, causing atrophy and weakness of quadriceps, sparing facial and oropharyngeal muscles EMG Abnormal electrical 'irritation', slowing of nerve conduction and ↑ wave amplitude