Clinical History
- 61-year-old man who presented with several month history of right calf enlargement.
- Past medical history: TIA
- Relevant medications: statin, ibuprofen
- EMG: nondiagnostic
- Exam:
- Nonfocal
- Strength normal; gait normal
- Left calf 30% larger than right calf, nontender
What is the diagnosis?
A. Neurogenic hypertrophy
B. Marginal zone lymphoma
C. Eaton-Lambert syndrome
D. Focal myositis
Answer: D. Focal myositis
Focal myositis
- Uncommon
- Presents as mass lesion in a single muscle/muscle group
- Occurs in young adults
- Self-limiting
- Etiology is unknown
- Histology mimics idiopathic inflammatory myopathy or dystrophy
- Neurogenic changes are common
Reference(s) / additional reading:
- Heffner RR Jr, Armbrustmacher VW, Earle KM. Focal myositis. Cancer. 1977 Jul;40(1):301-6.
- Auerbach A, Fanburg-Smith JC, Wang G, Rushing EJ. Focal myositis: a clinicopathologic study of 115 cases of an intramuscular mass-like reactive process. Am J Surg Pathol. 2009 Jul;33(7):1016-24.
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