10 Polymyositis Symptoms
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Joint Pain
Polymyositis causes joint pain, stiffness and swelling. Multiple joints on both sides of the body may be affected. Sometimes polymyositis is associated with mixed connective tissue disease, or MCTD.4‘What Is Polymyositis?’ Myositis Support and Understanding, understandingmyositis.org/myositis/polymyositis/
It's a disorder characterized as an overlap syndrome because people affected by MCTD may display symptoms of multiple diseases, including lupus, scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis and polymyositis. Other possible symptoms of MCTD include hair loss, rough and cracked skin on the fingers and a red rash.4‘What Is Polymyositis?’ Myositis Support and Understanding, understandingmyositis.org/myositis/polymyositis/
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