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ORPHA:207000Disease
What it is
A rare acquired skeletal muscle disease characterized by inflammation of a muscle due to infection with a fungus, usually occurring in an immunocompromised host. General symptoms are pain, tenderness, swelling, and/or weakness in the affected muscle. Most common causative agent are Candida species, with myositis developing in the setting of systemic candidiasis, typically as diffuse, multiple microabscesses. Other fungal pathogens potentially causing myositis are Cryptococcus neoformans, Histoplasma capsulatum, Coccidioides species, or Aspergillus species, among others.
Key facts
- Age of onset
- All ages
- Classified as
- Disease
ICD-10 codes
ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.
Related health topics
Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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