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Y Kobayashi1, T Fujimoto, H Shiiki
1First Department of Internal Medicine, Nara Medical University, Japan.
Abstract:
Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) is a heterogeneous group of disorders with the common features of prolonged eosinophilia of underdetermined cause and multiple organ system dysfunction. Focal eosinophilic myositis is an uncommon manifestation of HES. We report a case of focal eosinophilic myositis with tender muscle swelling followed by proximal weakness, but without non-systemic symptoms and muscle trophism in the lower limbs. Muscle biopsy specimen showed acute myositis with eosinophil infiltration. Electromyographic features were typical of myositis. The clinical and biochemical response to corticosteroids was excellent, and a relapse that occurred because the steroid dose was not lowered, responded well.
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