What Is Polymyositis?
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
4. Muscle Pain
In addition to weakness, the patient will sometimes experience considerable pain and tenderness. This pain can occur in the muscles themselves and it can also happen in the patient’s joints (arthritis).
These symptoms will often develop very gradually and, in some instances, it may be weeks or months before the patient even notices that something is wrong. Patients with polymyositis will often also find that their muscles begin to waste away (atrophy). This will have the effect of making them smaller than they used to be. These are symptoms that should encourage the patient to speak with a medical professional.
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