Polymyositis & Dermatomyositis Support Group

Polymyositis (PM) is a type of chronic inflammation of the muscles (inflammatory myopathy) related to dermatomyositis and inclusion body myositis. The inflammation is predominantly of the endomysium in polymyositis, whereas dermatomyositis is characterized by primarily perimysial inflammation.

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freelee 06/29/2010

We have a serious lack of facilities and doctors here in Australia for PM DM and IBM. thought we could pool some info.

deleted_user 06/29/2010

Ha Ha Freelee - I thought you were asking about "The Wizard of Oz". My response was going to be "Sometimes I feel like it!!" lol :)

deleted_user 06/29/2010

Shoot, I am from Montana and we have the same problem here!

deleted_user 06/30/2010

Are there places that help people with DM or PM? If so, I've never heard of them... I thought your Rheum treated it.

deleted_user 06/30/2010

there's a johns hopkins myositis center in maryland that deals just with types of myositis. if i had the money to fly there i would.

i'm in springfield, missouri & we don't seen to have care providers that know much about myositis either

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