European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Abstract

Idiopathic inflammatory polymyositis is a disorder characterised by progressive muscle weakness, extra muscular manifestations , elevated serum levels of muscle enzymes , Electromyographic (EMG) abnormalities, inflammatory infiltrates in muscle biopsy . Extra muscular involvement such as pulmonary , cardiac and gastrointestinal involvement is correlated with increased mortality and morbidity in patients. Here we report a case of idiopathic inflammatory polymyositis.