A Curious Case of Proximal Muscle Weakness with Eosinophilic Polymyositis

Joint Authors

Baidoun, Firas
Perez-Downes, Julio
Harris, Ciel
DeLima, Marianne
Shah, Jaimin
Aung, Win
Ali, Robert
Makary, Raafat

Source

Case Reports in Rheumatology

Issue

Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-2, 2 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2016-09-14

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

2

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Eosinophilic polymyositis (EPM) is part of a rare disorder, eosinophilic myopathies (EM), which is a form of polymyositis characterized by the presence of eosinophils in muscle biopsy sections and occasionally blood eosinophilia.

Herein, we are presenting an interesting case of eosinophilic polymyositis presenting with muscle pain with no other organ systems involved.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Harris, Ciel& Ali, Robert& Perez-Downes, Julio& Baidoun, Firas& DeLima, Marianne& Shah, Jaimin…[et al.]. 2016. A Curious Case of Proximal Muscle Weakness with Eosinophilic Polymyositis. Case Reports in Rheumatology،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102666

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Harris, Ciel…[et al.]. A Curious Case of Proximal Muscle Weakness with Eosinophilic Polymyositis. Case Reports in Rheumatology No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102666

American Medical Association (AMA)

Harris, Ciel& Ali, Robert& Perez-Downes, Julio& Baidoun, Firas& DeLima, Marianne& Shah, Jaimin…[et al.]. A Curious Case of Proximal Muscle Weakness with Eosinophilic Polymyositis. Case Reports in Rheumatology. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102666

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1102666