focal myositis
MONDO:0018845Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names focal myositis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Focal myositis is a rare inflammatory myopathy characterized by a localized swelling of skeletal muscle that is usually located in the lower extremities.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0018845), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
7 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- MyositisHPOHP:0100614
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Elevated circulating creatine kinase activityHPOHP:0003236
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- FeverHPOHP:0001945
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Limitation of joint mobilityHPOHP:0001376
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Muscle weaknessHPOHP:0001324
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- MyalgiaHPOHP:0003326
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Weight lossHPOHP:0001824
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Where it sits
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: focal myositis
- Also called
- focal nodular myositisinflammatory pseudotumor of skeletal muscle