Myositic
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My`o`sit´ic
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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A Delphi study of expert panelists agreed that in nonmyositic IOI, biopsy is key for diagnostic confirmation, and in
myositic IOI corticosteroid response is preferred.
However,
myositic variety (92%) formed the majority in our study (Image 7 a,b).
It may be
myositic due to trauma to neck muscles or idiopathic origin (Davis, 1993).
They speculated that presence of the tumor promotes production of the autoantibody, in turn causing progression of
myositic symptoms.
Myositic myopathy can be caused by infection or autoimmunity
Nonetheless, the micro trauma of the procedure potentially provided a stimulus for a
myositic event.
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