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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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Dermatomyositis: A case report

Journal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, 2016
Dermatomyositis is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy involving proximal muscle weakness and non-suppurative skeletal muscle inflammation. Classification of dermatomyositis for a definitive diagnosis requires characteristic rash and other criteria, such
Meenakshi Kalyan, Shubhangi A Kanitkar, Anu N Gaikwad, Harsh Kumar   +3 more
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End-to-Side Nerve Transfer for the Management of Chronic Leg Compartment Ankle Dorsiflexion Weakness

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery Open, 2022
Background A proximal deep peroneal nerve (DPN) injury can significantly impact the functional capacity of the leg, to include compromised motor function of the tibialis anterior (TA) muscle.
Edgardo R. Rodriguez-Collazo, Asim A.Z. Raja, Shawn Christopher Ward, Stephanie Oexeman, Arshad A. Khan   +4 more
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Proximal Muscle Weakness--An Unusual Presentation of Celiac Disease [PDF]

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 2002
The identification of the etiology of metabolic bone disease that leads to myopathy is important as this type of muscle weakness often responds fully to treatment. We present the case history of an 11-year-old girl with celiac disease who had rickets masquerading as muscle weakness and bone pains.
Vivek, Jain, Rajeshwar Reddy, Angitii, Surjit, Singh, Babu Ram, Thapa, Lata, Kumar   +4 more
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Evolution of Seronegative Inflammatory Myositis to Dermatomyositis With Characteristic Cutaneous Features: A Case Report

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2023
Dermatomyositis (DM) is a rare inflammatory myopathy with an incidence of 9.63 per 1 000 000 people and typically presents with skin rash and muscle weakness.
Dorde Jevtic MD, Umaima Dharmah MD, Moghaddam Bahar MD   +2 more
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Upper Limb Muscle–Bone Asymmetries and Bone Adaptation in Elite Youth Tennis Players [PDF]

, 2013
Introduction: The study of tennis players allows the nonracket arm to act as an internal control for the exercising racket arm. In addition, the study of the upper limbs removes the influence of gravitational loading, allowing the examination of the ...
Degens H., Ireland A., Cooke, K, Maden-Wilkinson T., McPhee J., Degens, Hans, Maden-Wilkinson, Thomas, Rittweger J., Degens, H., Mcphee, J, Degens, H, Ireland, A., Narici, Marco, Ireland, Alex, McPhee, Jamie, Rittweger, J., Rittweger, Jörn, Ireland, A, Rittweger, J, Maden-Wilkinson, Tom, Narici, M, Narici, M., Cooke, Karl, Cooke, K., Maden-Wilkinson, T, Narici M., McPhee, J., Cooke K.   +27 more
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Acute Proximal Myopathy in a Young Male—A Case of Infectious Myositis

Medicina, 2019
Background and objectives: Acute proximal muscle weakness has a broad differential. Infectious myositis is difficult to differentiate clinically from inflammatory myopathy, often causing a delayed diagnosis.
Rashmi Dhital, Sijan Basnet, Dilli Ram Poudel   +2 more
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Proximal muscle weakness in a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 1994
Asthenia and generalized weakness are common in cancer patients. There are multiple causes for these symptoms. We describe a case of rapid onset of proximal muscle weakness in a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma. The differential diagnosis of muscle weakness in the palliative care patient is reviewed.
S M, MacDonald, N, Hagen, E, Bruera
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Effects of alfacalcidol on circulating cytokines and growth factors in rat skeletal muscle [PDF]

, 2011
Supra-physiological levels of vitamin D induce skeletal muscle atrophy, which may be particularly detrimental in already sarcopaenic elderly. Neither the cause nor whether the atrophy is fibre type specific are known.
Jaspers, R.T., Rittweger, Jörn, Janwillem Testerink, Richard T. Jaspers, Hans Degens, Testerink, J., Degens, Hans, Jörn Rittweger, Degens, H., de Haan, A., de Haan, Arnold, Jaspers, Richard, Haan, A. de, Testerink, Janwillem, Arnold de Haan, Rittweger, J.   +15 more
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Electrogenic sodium-bicarbonate cotransport in human ciliary muscle cells [PDF]

, 1992
We investigated membrane voltage and intracellular pH (pHi) in cultured human ciliary muscle cells using a cell line (H7CM) and primary-cultured human ciliary muscle cells.
Lepple-Wienhues, A., Stahl, F., E. Tamm, M. Wiederholt, Kuppinger, M., M. Kuppinger, Tamm, Ernst R., A. Lepple-Wienhues, Wiederholt, M., F. Stahl   +9 more
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