Myositis: What is the illness of the little daughter of Katsoulis – Καραβάτου – AYTA these are the symptoms

As it became known today, the disease from which it suffers the Αέλια, the little girl Κρατερού Katsoulis and Katerina Καραβάτου, it is the myositis…
Myositis means inflammation of the muscles used by the individual to move in every way of the body. Usually caused by injury, infection, or autoimmune disease. There are two well-known and common types of myositis: polymyositis and dermatomyositis.
Polymyositis causes muscle weakness usually the muscles closest to the trunk of the body. Dermatomyositis causes muscle weakness plus a skin rash.
Myositis: Other symptoms
Fatigue after walking or after standing up
The person may staggers or falls when walking
Difficulty in swallowing or breathing
There is no cure for myositis, but there are treatments that reduce the symptoms. Polymyositis and dermatomyositis initially treated with medication, corticosteroid substances. Other treatment options available include physical therapy, exercise, heat therapy, assistive devices, and rest.
Polymyositis
It is an unusual inflammatory disease that causes muscle weakness that affects both sides of your body. It is a condition that brings about difficulties in a person to climb stairs, get up from a seated position, lift objects or reach with hands objects βρίσκοτναι high above his head.
Polymyositis most commonly affects adults who are 30, 40 or 50 years. Women are affected more often than men. The signs and symptoms of polymyositis usually develop gradually over weeks or months.
The muscle weakness associated with polymyositis involves the muscles closest to the trunk of the body, such as in the hips, thighs, shoulders, arms, and neck. This weakness affects both the left and the right side of the body and tends to deteriorate gradually.
Although there is no cure for polymyositis, treatment focuses on medications that reduce the symptoms, as well as in physical therapy to improve muscle strength and mobility.
Dermatomyositis
Dermatomyositis is an uncommon inflammatory disease marked by muscle weakness with a characteristic skin rash.
Dermatomyositis affects adults and children. In adults, dermatomyositis usually occurs after the 40th year of age up to 65 years. In children, the disease most often occurs between 5 and 15 years of age. Dermatomyositis affects more women than men.
The most common symptoms of δερματομυοσίτιδας include:
Changes in the skin. Develops a rash that has purple or dark red color, usually on the face and eyelids and on areas around nails, knuckles, elbows, knees, chest and back. The rash, which can be patchy with bluish-purple discoloration, it is often the first sign of δερματομυοσίτιδας.
Muscle weakness. Progressive muscle weakness that affects the muscles closest to the trunk, such as those in the hips, thighs, shoulders, arms and neck. The weakness affects both the left and right side of the body and tends to you’re aggravating gradually.
There is no cure for dermatomyositis, but is characterized by periods of remission (when symptoms are decreasing spontaneously). Treatment with drugs can clear the skin rash and help the person to regain muscle strength and mobility.

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