Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy typically presents with progressive symmetrical proximal muscle weakness and myalgias, although some cases can present with respiratory and esophageal muscle ...

We report the first case of glossal necrotizing myositis by group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus in an 8-year-old girl on chronic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, immunomodulators, and steroids ...

Using a tool first used for strep throat in horses, researchers unveiled the secret life of flesh-eating bacteria, learning how it causes severe disease while living deep within muscle. The team ...

"Flesh-eating" bacteria can cause serious infections that can result in loss of limbs and even death. Now, a new study reveals just how the bacteria thrive deep in muscle tissue and cause such severe ...

The top 5 most-read rare disease articles of 2021 on AJMC.com highlighted research on medications, therapies, and diagnosing tools to treat myelofibrosis, hemophilia B, chronic graft-vs-host disease, ...

Houston Methodist Hospital researchers are working to cure flesh-eating bacteria, a deadly disease that attacks the muscle, according to the Houston Chronicle. Although the disease, called necrotizing ...

Recent findings regarding interferon and Janus kinase inhibition may hold clues to improving outcomes in patients with complex myositis, according to a presenter at the Biologic Therapies Summit.

"Flesh-eating" bacteria can cause serious infections that can result in loss of limbs and even death. Now, a new study reveals just how the bacteria thrive deep in muscle tissue and cause such severe ...

A 30-year-old African-American woman presented to the emergency department for medical assessment after becoming too weak to walk. She reported proximal muscle aches in both arms and legs, a skin rash ...

*Summary of the English MEDLINE cases of necrotizing myositis, defined as infectious muscle necrosis with noninvolvement of adjacent fascia and lacking any abscess formation. † Age (yrs); M = male, F ...

HOUSTON-(Jan. 22, 2019) - Using a tool first used for strep throat in horses, Houston Methodist researchers unveiled the secret life of flesh-eating bacteria and learned how it causes severe disease ...