[Myositis in the presence of slightly elevated creatine kinase values].

[focal myositis]

The clinical picture with , among other things , muscular swelling , fever and nocturnal sweating in three males aged 30 , 37 and 52 years , suggested a neoplasm and sepsis . Ultimately , they were found to suffer from focal myositis , localized nodular myositis and polymyositis , respectively . The ESR and leukocyte counts were increased , the serum creatinine kinase (CK ) activity was normal or slightly increased . The symptoms decreased after prednisone treatment . Both localized and generalized inflammatory muscular diseases may be present without the serum CK activity being raised .