Abstract
We present a 79-yr-old white woman admitted to the hospital with diffuse myalgias and muscle weakness associated with eosinophilia. Examination of a muscle biopsy section revealed eosinophilic myositis with vasculitis. This association is infrequent and we describe the first case report with symmetrical polyneuropathy. The treatment with prednisone (60 mg/day) led to a complete clinical-pathological recovery of the disease. We review the differential diagnosis and the aetiopathogenic mechanism.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Eosinophilia / complications*
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Eosinophilia / drug therapy
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Eosinophilia / pathology
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Female
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Humans
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Muscle, Skeletal / pathology
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Myositis / complications*
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Myositis / drug therapy
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Myositis / pathology
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Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / complications*
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Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / drug therapy
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Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / pathology
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Prednisolone / therapeutic use
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Vasculitis / complications*
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Vasculitis / drug therapy
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Vasculitis / pathology
Substances
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents
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Prednisolone