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A 7-year-old boy with dysphagia and proximal muscle weakness. [PDF]

Paediatr Child Health, 2017
Sithambaram S, Tripathi N, Gopal-Kothandapani JS, Mordekar S.   +3 more
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Isolated Oropharyngeal Dysphagia as the Initial Presentation of Anti-SRP Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy

Journal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR), 2021
A 51-year-old male initially presented with a progressive course of isolated oropharyngeal dysphagia prior to the clinical course of painful symmetrical proximal muscle weakness without sensory deficit which rendered him to wheelchairbound status within ...
Pat Korathanakhun, Thanyalak Amornpojnimman   +1 more
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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, Mohamed Salih Ali, Adeel Khan, Areej Marwan Mohammed, Mohamed Altermanini, Dabia Hamad S. H. Al Mohanadi, Mohamed Zahid   +6 more
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Influenza A (H3N2) infection followed by anti-signal recognition particle antibody-positive necrotizing myopathy: A case report

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, Kazuko Yamamoto, Hiroaki Senju, Atsushi Nagaoka, Masataka Yoshida, Keisuke Iwasaki, Nobuyuki Ashizawa, Tatsuro Hirayama, Masato Tashiro, Takahiro Takazono, Yoshifumi Imamura, Taiga Miyazaki, Koichi Izumikawa, Katsunori Yanagihara, Akira Tsujino, Junya Fukuoka, Masataka Uetani, Minoru Satoh, Hiroshi Mukae   +18 more
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Phenotypical statin‐associated immune‐mediated necrotizing myositis with histological features of inclusion body myositis

Rheumatology & Autoimmunity, 2023
Introduction Statin‐associated immune‐mediated necrotizing myositis (IMNM) is a rare but distinct idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) that requires early recognition and intervention to prevent irreversible muscle damage. It is typically characterized
Nicole Daver, Sara Tonini
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Distal muscle weakness is a common and early feature in long-term enzyme-treated classic infantile Pompe patients

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2020
Background Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT; alglucosidase alfa) has improved the prospects for patients with classic infantile Pompe disease considerably.
J. J. A. van den Dorpel, E. Poelman, L. Harlaar, H. A. van Kooten, L. J. van der Giessen, P. A. van Doorn, A. T. van der Ploeg, J. M. P. van den Hout, N. A. M. E. van der Beek   +8 more
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Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD): Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015
We report a young male of autosomal recessive limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) with positive family history presented with gradual onset proximal muscle weakness in all four limbs since eight years and thinning of shoulders, arms and thighs ...
Shubhangi A. Kanitkar, Meenakshi Kalyan, Anu N. Gaikwad, Ankit Makadia, Harshad Shah   +4 more
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Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis with predominant truncal muscle weakness: a retrospective case series

Frontiers in Neurology, 2023
IntroductionAntineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) frequently leads to mononeuritis multiplex, which are characterized by distal weakness associated with sensory disturbances.
Joe Nemoto, Hideaki Nishihara, Hideaki Nishihara, Taro Yasuhi, Ryota Sato, Michiaki Koga, Takashi Kanda, Masayuki Nakamori   +7 more
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Post-COVID-19 Dermatomyositis: A Delayed Reaction That Evades Early Detection

Medeniyet Medical Journal, 2022
Dermatomyositis (DM) is a rare autoimmune disease that causes symmetrical and predominantly proximal muscle weakness in the limbs and typical skin lesions. Its prevalence increased during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Viral infections
Nur Ili Syazwani MD HADIS, Siti Suhaila MOHD YUSOFF, Rosediani MUHAMAD, Fatin Hanani CHE JUHA   +3 more
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