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Focal myositis: a localized form of polymyositis?
F Flaisler1, D Blin, G Asencio
1Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Caremeau, Nimes, France.
The Journal of Rheumatology
|August 1, 1993
Abstract:
We describe an additional case of focal myositis presenting as a painful pseudotumor of the lower leg. Surgical biopsy showed typical features of myositis; the disease improved spontaneously, without clinical or biological abnormalities. Focal myositis can remain a localized process, but in some cases it can become an authentic polymyositis. These generalized forms are associated early with elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and/or muscular enzymes.