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Polymyositis (PM) is a chronic disease that causes inflammation and weakness of the muscles. Dermatomyositis (DM) is a related disease in which a skin rash occurs along with the muscle problems of polymyositis. In about half of the people who have PM or DM, the heart muscle is affected. These diseases are rare.
