myositis

Myositis is inflammation or swelling of the muscles. Injury, medicines, infection, or an immune disorder can lead to myositis. It is a documented side effect of the lipid-lowering drugs statins and fibrates.

Types of myositis include:

(idiopathic) inflammatory myopathies

juvenile dermatomyositis

inclusion body myositis

benign acute childhood myositis

Statin-associated autoimmune myopathy

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