A Case Series of unusual presentations of Immune-Mediated Polymyositis
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies involve four major subtypes that include: Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis,Inclusion Body Myositis and Necrotizing myopathy. Polymyositis is an autoimmune and chronic inflammatorydisease characterized by symmetrical proximal muscle weakness due to the involvement of endomysial layersand skeletal muscles.Polymyositis develops due to abnormal activation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CD8 cells) and macrophagesagainst muscular antigens.
Authors
- Sachi Krishna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7457-9700)
- Sweta Sanandia
- Poojan Nagariya
Institutions
- KM Shah Dental College and Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cuestiones de Fisioterapia
- Published
- 2025-02-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.48047/e9p4s488
- Primary Topic
- Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00