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Camptocormia as a presentation of generalized inflammatory myopathy.
[focal myositis]
Camptocormia
is
an
abnormal
truncal
flexion
posture
that
occurs
while
walking
or
standing
.
It
is
usually
caused
by
various
hypokinetic
movement
disorders
such
as
Parkinson
disease
and
multiple
system
atrophy
.
Myopathy
or
motor
neuron
disease
can
also
be
infrequent
causes
of
camptocormia
.
Paraspinous
muscle
biopsy
usually
reveals
focal
myositis
,
regardless
of
the
etiology
of
camptocormia
.
We
describe
the
first
case
of
generalized
inflammatory
myopathy
with
prominent
camptocormia
and
proximal
muscle
weakness
.
Muscle
biopsy
of
the
quadriceps
confirmed
the
diagnosis
of
polymyositis
,
and
the
posture
showed
modest
improvement
in
response
to
steroid
treatment
.
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"motor neuron disease can also be infrequent causes of camptocormia"
symptom
focal myositis
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