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 ...

"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 ...

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

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 ...

A 7-year-old Texas boy who developed a rash and quickly died while on vacation with his family in Southern California last month was killed by a flesh-eating bacteria, an autopsy showed. Tevita ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Prior statin use was strongly associated with histologically confirmed idiopathic inflammatory myositis, ...

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, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Recent findings regarding interferon and Janus kinase inhibition may hold clues to improving outcomes in ...

Most reported cases of NM are caused by GABHS, a facultative anaerobe that, although a normal colonizer of the skin and mucous membranes, is an infrequent cause of infection to deep tissue structures.

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 ...