Clostridial myositis, considered to be rare in pet animals, is an acutely fatal toxaemic condition. Some species of clostridia are responsible for necrotic myositis. A 2-year-old male German shepherd dog was admitted with non-weight bearing lameness and massive swelling of the left hind limb. Clostridium perfringens type A with alpha toxin was diagnosed as a pathogenic agent. Based on the histo...

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is the most frequent organ involvement (found in nearly half) of myositis patients, but it reveals various clinical courses and therapeutic responsiveness according to clinical and serological subsets. Autoantibodies, as well as imaging and histopathological studies, are useful for the classification of ILD in myositis and provide useful information for predictin...

Two cases of acute myositis characterized by intense muscle pain, weakness, myoglobinuria in one and muscle biopsy showing inflammatory changes in both with good recovery are described. It is reported because of the rarity of this condition.

Background: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are heterogeneous groups of connective tissue diseases. Diagnosis IIM is sometimes challenging, but newly defined myositis specific autoantibodies (MSAs) helpful in diagnosing and revealing the clinical signs [1]. Objectives: To describe demographic features IIMs to evaluate frequency associations myositis-specific associated antibodies (MAAs...

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are a heterogeneous group of muscle disorders characterized by chronic muscle inflammation and progressive muscle weakness. Polymyositis (PM), dermatomyositis (DM) and inclusion body myositis (IBM) are the three major subsets based on distinct clinical and histopathological features. Since the pathogenesis remains unclear, therapeutic approaches actually compr...