New research from Tokyo, Japan could help clarify the role of proinflammatory mediators in the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory myopathies, such as polymyositis and dermatomyositis.

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Exposures to silica dust, solvents or heavy metals increase the likelihood of developing various forms of myositis, especially more severe forms involving the lungs, according to data published in ...

The most common form of JM is juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM). Juvenile polymyositis (JPM) can also occur in children, but it is much rarer. Benign acute childhood myositis, also called viral ...