[Inflammatory myopathies].

COMMON TREATMENTS SIGNS/ SYMPTOMS The most common sign of inflammatory myopathies is weakness in the large muscles of the shoulders, neck or hips. Inflammation damages tissue so you lose strength in these muscles. Inflammatory myopathies may cause problems like these: • Trouble climbing stairs, lifting objects over your head or getting out of a seat • Choking while eating or intake of food into the lungs • Shortness of breath • Cough Dermatomyositis causes skin rashes that look like red or purple spots on the eyelids, or scaly, red bumps on the elbows, knuckles or knees. Children may also have white spots on their skin called calcinosis or vasculitis, a blood vessel inflammation that causes skin lesions.