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 ...
Albert Bui +2 more
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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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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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Proximal muscle weakness. [PDF]
Pract Neurol, 2019 A 38-year-old woman gave a 1-year history of difficulties climbing stairs and walking long distances, needing a wheelchair at times. More recently, she had also experienced weakness of her arms with difficulties doing her hair or lifting light weights. She reported shortness of breath on mild exertion and had lost 12 pounds in weight because of muscle ...
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An unusual treatable cause for proximal muscle weakness. [PDF]
BMJ Case Rep, 2015 A 37-year-old man presented with generalised bony pains and severe progressive lower limb proximal weakness of 2 years duration. There was no preceding history of fever, morning stiffness, muscle pain, joint swellings, fractures, skin rashes, photosensitivity, diarrhoeal illness or taking long-term medications for any systemic conditions.
Shetty S, Kapoor N, Cherian VM, Paul TV.
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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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Phenytoin induced vitamin d deficiency presenting as proximal muscle weakness
Indian Pediatrics, 2010 A 6-year-old girl presented with proximal muscle weakness of lower limbs. She was receiving phenytoin for epilepsy for 2 years. Serum phenytoin level was within therapeutic range. Serum 25(OH) vitamin D was low (5 ng/mL) and serum parathyroid hormone level was high.
M M A Faridi +2 more
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Balance control in patients with distal versus proximal muscle weakness
Neuroscience, 2009 Muscle weakness is consistently associated with falls in the elderly people, typically when present along with other risk factors. However, it remains unknown whether and how muscle weakness alone affects balance. This hampers development of more effective fall prevention strategies.
C G C Horlings +2 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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