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POLYMYOSITIS [8 records]

Record 1 2023-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Immunology
  • Muscles and Tendons
CONT

IMNM can present much like polymyositis and causes muscle cell death(necrosis) that leads to weakness of the skeletal muscles on both sides of the body(symmetrical), commonly those closest to the body's core(proximal), such as the hips, thighs, upper arms, shoulders, and neck.... IMNM may look the same as necrotizing myopathies, but they have other features that prove they are autoimmune.

Key term(s)
  • immune mediated necrotizing myopathy
  • necrotizing auto-immune myopathy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Immunologie
  • Muscles et tendons
Key term(s)
  • myopathie nécrosante autoimmune
  • myopathie nécrosante à médiation autoimmune

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

Difficulty in swallowing. The patient experiences a "sense of obstruction" at a definite level when fluid or a bolus of food is swallowed.

OBS

Can be seen in myasthenia gravis and polymyositis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Sensation de gêne ou d'arrêt survenant lors de la déglutition et traduisant l'existence d'un obstacle organique ou d'un trouble moteur fonctionnel de l'œsophage, parfois du cardia.

OBS

Peut s'observer dans la myasthénie et les polymyosites.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
DEF

Dificultad para tragar o deglutir los alimentos.

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Record 3 2012-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidermis and Dermis
DEF

Polymyositis occurring in association with characteristic inflammatory skin changes, including Gottron's sign(flat topped violaceous papules over the dorsal aspects of the knuckles), which is pathognomonic; a violaceous or heliotrope eyelids and periorbital tissue; and an erythematous rash on the forehead, neck, shoulders, trunk, and arms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épiderme et derme
DEF

Affection caractérisée par des lésions cutanées (placards rouges à tendance atrophique) et par une inflammation des muscles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidermis y dermis
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Record 4 2011-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A skin disorder characterized by pigmentation, telangiectasia, purpura, pruritus, and atrophy. Occasionally seen in dermatomyositis and polymyositis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Association d'érythèmes télangiectasiques, de pigmentation et d'atrophie, disposés en réseau et prenant ainsi un aspect bigarré, correspondant à une forme particulière d'atrophie cutanée pouvant s'observer dans diverses affections, certaines acquises (parapsoriasis, dermatomyosite, mélanose de Riehl), d'autres congénitales ou familiales.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 5 2004-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
  • Horse Husbandry
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

A disease in which horses become stiff in their limbs while performing exercise, or soon afterwards. The stiffness and soreness may be so severe that the horse cannot move. The creatinine - phosphokinase and other relevant serum enzyme levels are very high. The disability is likely to be a permanent characteristic of an individual horse.

CONT

The all-embracing terms "tying-up" or "set-fast" are used to denote horses which become stiff and sore in their limbs, showing cramped and slow movement without actual lameness.

Key term(s)
  • set-fast syndrome

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux
  • Élevage des chevaux
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
CONT

Le syndrome du cheval «noué». Les termes «noué» ou «collé» sont employés pour parler des chevaux qui deviennent raides et ont les membres douloureux; leurs mouvements sont lents et étriqués, sans véritable boiterie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de los animales
  • Cría de ganado caballar
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
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Record 6 2003-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Muscles and Tendons
DEF

Progressive proximal muscle weakness in patients with carcinoma, in the absence of dermatomyositis or polymyositis; caused by antibodies directed against motor-nerve axon terminals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Muscles et tendons
DEF

Perturbation de la transmission neuromusculaire avec association d'une fatigabilité proximale, de sécheresse de la bouche, de paresthésies distales, de douleurs des membres, de déficit moteur proximal et d'un retard à l'apparition d'une force musculaire normale lors de la contraction. [...] Dans deux cas sur trois environ, ce syndrome complique un cancer du poumon à petites cellules.

Spanish

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Record 7 1993-03-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
DEF

A chronic, progressive inflammatory disease of skeletal muscle, occurring in both children and adults, and characterized by symmetrical weakness of the limb girdles, neck, and pharynx, usually associated with pain and tenderness, and sometimes preceded or followed by manifestations typical of scleroderma, arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, or Sjögren’s syndrome. It is also sometimes associated with malignancy, and may be accompanied by characteristic skin lesions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
DEF

Inflammation affectant plusieurs muscles.

CONT

La polymyosite et la dermatomyosite sont des affections ayant pour dénominateur commun une faiblesse musculaire, éventuellement associée à une dysphagie ou une diminution de la capacité vitale respiratoire. Les myalgies sont fréquentes mais inconstantes. [...] L'origine immunologique des polymyosites est suspectée [...]

Spanish

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Record 8 1986-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidermis and Dermis

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épiderme et derme

Spanish

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