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===Idiopathic ~~myositis~~===

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===[[Idiopathic Myositis]]===

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====Canine ~~polymyositis~~====

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====[[Canine Polymyositis]]====

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*DOES NOT include [[Masticatory Muscle Myositis]]

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*Rare

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*Clinical signs:

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**Muscle pain

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**Fever

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**Weakness, particularly in hind limbs

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*Grossly:

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**Inflammation is accompanied by muscle necrosis and regeneration

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*Histologically:

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**Inflammatory foci with lymphocytes, plasma cells and occasionally eosinophils

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*Possibly immunological cause

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*Single biopsy may not be enough to make the diagnosis as it tends to be multifocal and disseminated

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*Lesions similar to some infectious causes (such as ''[[Toxoplasma gondii]]'')

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[[Category:~~Musculoskeletal System~~ - Pathology]]

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