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CPK elevation
Hi Robert, The CPK elevations mean that you have muscle inflammation or damage. This can be due to any number of causes including injury (rhabdomyalysis), use of a statin (cholesterol lowering) ......
What kind of specialist treats dermatomyositis?
Dermatomyositis is managed by rheumatologists, but often help with diagnosis is provided by the neuromuscular clinic or dermatology. There is a specialty clinic for dermatomyositis at Johns Hopkins. More information can ......
Elevated CPK
The CPK blood test is a muscle enzyme (chemical) that is found specifically inside muscle cells. Everyone has a certain level of CPK in their blood because of the normal turnover ......
Myositis? Elevated CPK
You may find more information concerning myositis at the website for the Johns Hopkins Myositis center. http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/myositis The particular workup needed in each patient would depend on your unique clinical story, ......
Statins and myositis
Dear Ken, We can't answer all of the questions submitted. There are far too many. We chose the ones that have the greatest learning potential and applicability to others who visit the ......
memory loss and treatment
Hi Lisa, Generally memory loss is not reported as a side effect of methotrexate....
Myositis Pain and Marijuana Use
The muscles of polymyositis patients tend to be very sensitive to the toxic effects of illicit substances. Thus, it is probably that marijuana use could contribute to your persistently elevated muscle ......
Muscle inflammation and tenderness
Would it be possible to have muscle inflammation in several areas of your body without muscle weakness and this be linked as having myositis?If not, what other illness could cause ......
Polymositis
What are the treatments for theis diseas for a 39 year old man? How does this disease affect the body? What medications help the pain? Polymyositis is a ......
High CK levels
What diseases would produce high ck levels? (particularly when the heart was found to be fine) thank you CK or creatinine kinase is an enzyme specifically found in ......
Elevated CPK
I just got over PMR (stopped prednisone in Jan). I now have muscle aches through out my body. My CPK level is 234 and sedimetation rate is 26. I have ......
Dermatomyositis
My daughter had been treated with Azathioprine for Dematomyositis. She is 18years old now & pregnant. Is she or the baby in danger from Azathioprine? You need to ......
Polymyositis
40 old man with weekness from 20 yr ago. his diagnosis is polymyositis and treatment not good. Nowhe have progimal and distal weekness.cpk=2450 ,LDH=900,.EMG faverable polymyositis.Biopsy have regernation$degernation of muscle ......
What is the treatment for Dermatomyositis
What is the treatment for Dermatomyositis This is a complex topic. Dermatomyositis is an inflammatory disease that principally affects the skin and skeletal muscle causing muscle weakness and ......
Scleroderma/Dermatomyositis Overlap
My husband is 36 years old and in relatively good health. He was recently diagnosed (through biopsy results from his hands and feet) with dermatomyositis-scleroderma overlap. His hands are rough, ......
Methotrexate and getting pregnant
My husband takes methotrexate for dermatomyositis. We have 1 child we conceived befoer he got sick. He has been on methotrexate for 2 years. How long does he have to ......
Anti Jo-1 antibodies
Does the presence of these antibodies confirm polymyositis? ANA positive, elevated C-reactive protein, elevated sed.rate, symptoms of fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue (debilitating)...7 year history of connective tissue disease, undifferentiated with symptoms ......
can statin drugs cause dermatomyositis
Can a statin drug like crestor cause dermatomyositis? If so, will the discontinuation of the statin drug able the body to return to normal? Statins can cause inflammation ......
Elevated CPK Levels
I am a 57 year old woman who has a high CPK level. It is 2700. Yup, 2,700. My doctors cannot pinpoint the problem and I have other blood tests ......
