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Myositis ossificans progressiva

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Description: Myositis ossificans progressiva or Progressive ossifying myositis or Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva or Muenchmeyer syndrome or Munchmeyer disease. Synonyms also Heterotopic ossification, heterotpic bone formation.
Myositis ossificans progressiva may cause or feature the following ... Miscellaneous syndromes Heterotopic ossification Symptoms and Signs Alopecia Myalgia Biochemical abnormalities Alkaline phosphatase bone isoenzyme levels raised (plasma or serum) X-ray abnormalities Ectopic calcification Myositis ossificans progressiva: Definition(s) via UMLS....."disease characterized by bony deposits or the ossification of muscle tissue."

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