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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2]

Risk Factors

• Common risk factors in the development of polymyositis and dermatomyositis include .

Common Risk Factors

• Common risk factors in the development of polymyositis and dermatomyositis include:
  • Viral infections such as:
    • Coxsackie B virus
    • Parvovirus
    • Enterovirus
    • Human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV-1)
    • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
    • Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
    • Adenovirus
    • Influenza
  • Malignancy such as:

• • • Ovarian
    • Lung
    • Gastric
    • Colorectal
    • Pancreatic
    • Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

• • Drugs such as:
    • Statins

Less Common Risk Factors

• Less common risk factors in the development of polymyositis and dermatomyositis include: