A Curious Case of Proximal Muscle Weakness with Eosinophilic Polymyositis [PDF]
Case Reports in Rheumatology, 2016 Eosinophilic polymyositis (EPM) is part of a rare disorder, eosinophilic myopathies (EM), which is a form of polymyositis characterized by the presence of eosinophils in muscle biopsy sections and occasionally blood eosinophilia.
Ciel Harris +7 more
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ANCA-associated vasculitis and severe proximal muscle weakness [PDF]
Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings, 2021 ANCA-associated vasculitis is a multiorgan autoimmune inflammatory disease that has a heterogeneous clinical presentation. Our case report provides additional evidence supporting the association between granulomatosis with polyangiitis and myositis. In our patient with proximal muscle weakness and pain, a normal creatine kinase and lack of antibodies ...
Goyal Umadat +2 more
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A Curious Case of Proximal Muscle Weakness with Intermittent Exacerbations [PDF]
Annals of Indian Academy of NeurologyDiksha Gupta +3 more
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Proximal muscle weakness as the sole manifestation of Cushing’s disease, misdiagnosed as dermatomyositis: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022 Background Cushing’s syndrome consists of signs and symptoms related to prolonged exposure to high levels of glucocorticoid, and should be considered in individuals with the discriminatory signs and symptoms.
Marjan Jeddi, Mesbah Shams
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Man of Steel Syndrome: Silicone and Mineral Oil Injections With Associated Hypercalcemia, Hypophosphatemia, and Proximal Muscle Weakness [PDF]
JBMR Plus, 2019 Silicone/mineral oil‐induced granulomas have been described as an inflammatory granulomatous response when silicone/mineral oil is injected for cosmetic purposes. These sclerosing granulomas can lead to hypercalcemia.
Arash Shirvani +2 more
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Dermatomyositis as a Paraneoplastic Syndrome Secondary to Carcinoma of Cervix: A Rare Clinical Association [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsDermatomyositis (DM) is a rare idiopathic inflammatory myopathy characterized by symmetric proximal muscle weakness and distinctive cutaneous manifestations.
Manisha Chapagain +4 more
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Severe proximal muscle weakness with normal CK as a presenting feature of ANCA-associated vasculitis [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2020 Sureshkumar Nagiah
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Hoffmann syndrome; a rare form of hypothyroid myopathy
Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 2021 Hoffman syndrome is a rare clinical presentation characterized by the presence of proximal weakness and muscle pseudo-hypertrophy in a hypothyroid patient.
R. Ranaweerage, S. Perera, A. Gunapala
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Recurrent thyrotoxic periodic paralysis with normokalemia in a 36‐year‐old man: A case report
Clinical Case Reports, 2021 Among patients with thyrotoxicosis and proximal muscle weakness, some patients with TPP may present with apparent normokalemia in whom a careful administration of potassium may lead to rapid reversal of muscle weakness.
Sara Seife Hassen +6 more
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021 A 60-year-old Japanese woman presented with subacute progressive muscle pain and weakness in her proximal extremities. She was diagnosed with influenza A (H3N2) infection a week before the onset of muscle pain.
Jun Iriki +18 more
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