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Myositis of small foot muscles |
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| Authors: | P. Kalden T. Krause B. Volk H. H. Peter J. von Kempis |
| Affiliation: | Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, D-55131 Mainz, Germany, DE Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, University Hospital Mainz, Langenbeckstrasse 1, D-55131 Mainz, Germany, DE Division of Neuropathology, Department of Pathology, University Hospital Mainz, D-55131 Mainz, Germany, DE |
| Abstract: | Idiopathic focal myositis is a rare clinical entity and is mostly localized in the neck and thigh muscles presenting as a pseudotumor. We describe a 49-year-old patient with inflammation restricted to the small muscles of one forefoot. Systemic disease was not present and progression to polymyositis did not occur within 2 years of follow-up. The myositis improved promptly after initiation of immunosuppressive therapy with corticosteroids and azathioprine. This unusual location of focal myositis has not been previously reported. Received: 28 May 1998 / Accepted: 15 June 1998 |
| Keywords: | Myositis Focal Foot 99mTechnetium-pyrophosphate scintigraphy |
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