Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy typically presents with progressive symmetrical proximal muscle weakness and myalgias, although some cases can present with respiratory and esophageal muscle ...

We report the first case of glossal necrotizing myositis by group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus in an 8-year-old girl on chronic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, immunomodulators, and steroids ...

Using a tool first used for strep throat in horses, researchers unveiled the secret life of flesh-eating bacteria, learning how it causes severe disease while living deep within muscle. The team ...

Exposure to statin medications is associated with the development of idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IMM), new research suggests. In a population-based case-controlled study of adults age 40 years ...

Statin medications, such as Crestor, Lipitor, and other lipid-lowering medications, have been prescribed increasingly in recent years to reduce cardiovascular disease and mortality in high risk ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Prior statin use was strongly associated with histologically confirmed idiopathic inflammatory myositis, ...

Houston Methodist researchers are working to cure flesh-eating bacteria, a deadly disease that attacks the muscle, the hospital announced in a January press release. Although the disease, technically ...

"Flesh-eating" bacteria can cause serious infections that can result in loss of limbs and even death. Now, a new study reveals just how the bacteria thrive deep in muscle tissue and cause such severe ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Recent findings regarding interferon and Janus kinase inhibition may hold clues to improving outcomes in ...

The most commonly seen symptoms are progressive muscle weakness of hip and shoulder muscles associated with pain. A 50-year-old female visited a doctor's clinic with complaints of weakness, muscle ...

A 30-year-old African-American woman presented to the emergency department for medical assessment after becoming too weak to walk. She reported proximal muscle aches in both arms and legs, a skin rash ...