1.
J Clin Neuromuscul Dis
; 21(4): 240-242, 2020 06.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32453100
Assuntos
Infecções por Coronavirus/complicações , Síndrome de Guillain-Barré/virologia , Pneumonia Viral/complicações , Dor nas Costas/complicações , Betacoronavirus , COVID-19 , Dor Crônica/complicações , Humanos , Hiperlipidemias/complicações , Hipertensão/complicações , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Pandemias , Síndrome das Pernas Inquietas/complicações , SARS-CoV-2
2.
Neuromuscul Disord
; 24(5): 425-30, 2014 May.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24569141
RESUMO
Inflammatory myopathy is rare in localized scleroderma. We report 2 new cases of regional inflammatory myopathy associated with localized scleroderma and review 10 reported cases of localized scleroderma associated with an inflammatory myopathy with regional muscle involvement, more often in the upper extremities. Serum creatine kinase was mildly elevated or normal. Histopathology often showed perimysial inflammation and plasma cell infiltration. These cases demonstrate that inflammatory myopathy should be considered in patients with localized scleroderma and regional muscle weakness, pain or atrophy. Muscle biopsy can confirm the diagnosis of myositis, which if identified, will require anti-inflammatory and/or immunosuppressive therapy.