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*Both forms manifest as weakness which worsens on exercise

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===~~Canine dermatomyositis===~~

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===[[Canine Dermatomyositis]]===

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*Hereditary in Collies and Shetland sheepdgs

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*Lesions resemble [[~~Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#~~Canine ~~polymyositis|canine polymyositis]]~~

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*Also degeneration of blood vessels -> muscle [[Muscles Degenerative - Pathology#Ischaemia|microinfarcts]]

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*Usually generalised but temporalis and other masticatory muscles may be involved the most

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*Microscopically: inclusion bodies in endothelial cells

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*Best place for biopsy is anterior and most superficial temporalis muscle

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*Also involves [[Skin Immunologic - Pathology#Dermatomyositis~~|skin~~]]~~, may involve the oesophagus~~

===[[Muscles Degenerative - Pathology#Porcine stress syndrome|Porcine stress syndrome]]===

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