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Polymyositis

Synonyms
Disorder Subdivisions
General Discussion
Resources
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Synonyms

• None

Disorder Subdivisions

• Primary Idiopathic Polymyositis
• Childhood Polymyositis
• Polymyositis Associated with Malignant Tumors
• Polymyositis Associated with Sclerodermatomyositis
• Polymyositis Associated with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (Overlap Syn)

General Discussion

Polymyositis is a systemic connective tissue disorder characterized by inflammatory and degenerative changes in the muscles, leading to symmetric weakness and some degree of muscle atrophy. The areas principally affected are the hip, shoulders, arms, pharynx and neck.

Resources

Myositis Association
1233 20th Street NW
Suite 402
Washington, DC 20036
USA
Tel: 2028770088
Fax: 2024668940
Tel: 8008217356
Email: tma@myositis.org
Internet: http://www.myositis.org

American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, Inc.
22100 Gratiot Avenue
Eastpointe, MI 48021-2227
Tel: (586)776-3900
Fax: (586)776-3903
Tel: (800)598-4668
Email: aarda@aarda.org
Internet: http://www.aarda.org/

Arthritis Foundation
1330 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
USA
Tel: 4048727100
Fax: 4048720457
Tel: 8005684045
Email: help@arthritis.org
Internet: http://www.arthritis.org

Miller Frederick W., M.D.
National Institutes of Health
Molecular Immunology Lab. CBER,FD
8800 Rockville Pike
Bldg. 29, Room 507
Bethesda, MD 20892
Tel: (301)496-6913

Muscular Dystrophy Association
3300 E. Sunrise Dr
Tucson, AZ 85718
USA
Tel: 5205292000
Fax: 5205295300
Tel: 8003444863
Email: mda@mdausa.org
Internet: http://www.mdausa.org

Myositis Support Group
146 Newtown Road
Woolston, Southampton
Hampshire, Intl S019 9HR
United Kingdom
Tel: 023 80 449708
Fax: 023 80 396402
Email: enquiries@myositis.org.uk
Internet: http://www.myositis.org.uk

Poltz, Paul
NIAMS
Bldg. 10
Room 9N244
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892
Tel: (301)496-1474

MUMS (Mothers United for Moral Support, Inc) National Parent-to-Parent Network
150 Custer Court
Green Bay, WI 54301-1243
USA
Tel: 9203365333
Fax: 9203390995
Tel: 8773365333
Email: mums@netnet.net
Internet: http://www.netnet.net/mums/

Autoimmune Information Network, Inc
PO Box 4121
Brick, NJ 08723
Tel: (732)664-9259
Email: autoimmunehelp@aol.com
Internet: http://www.aininc.org

European Society for Immunodeficiencies (ESID)
c/o Dr. Esther de Vries
Jeroen Bosch Hospital
Dept. Paediatrics
P.O. Box 90153
Hertogenbosch, 5200 ME's
Netherlands
Tel: +31 73-6992965
Fax: +31 73-6992948
Email: info@esid.org
Internet: http://www.esid.org

AutoImmunity Community

Tel: (919)-55-2-9057
Email: bandrews@autoimmunitycommunity.org
Internet: http://autoimmunitycommunity.org

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Last Updated:  10/12/2007
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