Autoimmune & inflammatory nmd

Polymyositis is a term that has been less commonly used during the last decades, with the parallel rise of newer possibilities to identify and classify subtypes of myositis more precisely. Polymyositis with mitochondrial pathology (PM-Mito) has been defined as a relatively rare entity within the spectrum of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. Although no consensus-driven definition of PM-Mito is available, the diagnosis can be made if a muscle biopsy shows T cell infiltrates in the endomysium surrounding or invading myofibres, a diffuse sarcolemmal MHC cl.
Source: Neuromuscular Disorders - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research