Inflammatory bowel disease and myositis

Y Braun-Moscovici; D Schapira; A Balbir-Gurman; A M Nahir

doi:10.1007/s100670050097

Inflammatory bowel disease and myositis

Clin Rheumatol. 1999;18(3):261-3. doi: 10.1007/s100670050097.

Authors

Y Braun-Moscovici¹, D Schapira, A Balbir-Gurman, A M Nahir

Affiliation

¹ B. Shine Department of Rheumatology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.

PMID: 11206356
DOI: 10.1007/s100670050097

Abstract

A patient with Crohn's disease developed proximal muscle weakness, increased serum creatine phosphokinase activity and electromyographic abnormalities. A muscle biopsy was non-diagnostic. Although rare, myositis should be included in the differential diagnosis of muscle weakness in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Creatine Kinase / blood
Crohn Disease / blood
Crohn Disease / complications
Crohn Disease / drug therapy
Crohn Disease / pathology*
Electromyography
Family Health
Female
Humans
Mesalamine / therapeutic use
Middle Aged
Muscles / physiopathology
Myositis / etiology
Myositis / pathology*

Substances

Mesalamine
Creatine Kinase