How can myositis be treated?
Myositis although a serious problem usually responds well to treatment with steroids; depending on how ill the person is these may need to be given intravenously. Other drugs are frequently prescribed and used together with steroids to improve or maintain the condition including azathioprine and cyclosporin. In life-threatening cases cyclophosphamide and gamma-globulin (an intravenous treatment consisting of human antibodies) may be prescribed.
