Granulomatous myositis mimicking slowly progressive lower motor neuron disease.

Abstract:

:Here we illustrate a 74-year-old patient presenting with clinical signs of slowly progressive motor neuron disease. After electromyography demonstrated myopathic changes, a skeletal muscle biopsy was performed showing histological signs of granulomatous myositis. In extensive diagnostic workup underlying primary granulomas forming diseases were excluded and corticoid therapy was initiated, but without clinical effect. We want to point out that granulomatous myositis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of slowly progressive motor neuron diseases, especially in atypical clinical presentations.

journal_name

Eur J Med Res

authors

Gdynia HJ,Osterfeld N,Dorst J,Ludolph AC,von Arnim CA,Sperfeld AD

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-07-28 00:00:00

pages

330-1

issue

7

eissn

0949-2321

issn

2047-783X

journal_volume

13

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