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Focal myositis of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

[focal myositis]

Focal myositis is an unusual inflammatory lesion of skeletal muscle. It usually affects the extremities, but can present rarely in the head and neck region. We present a case of an elderly woman with focal myositis of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and review of the previous literature on this subject.

Diseases presenting "skeletal muscle" symptom

  • cadasil
  • epidermolysis bullosa simplex
  • esophageal adenocarcinoma
  • focal myositis
  • hereditary cerebral hemorrhage with amyloidosis
  • inclusion body myositis
  • lamellar ichthyosis
  • neuralgic amyotrophy
  • pleomorphic liposarcoma
  • pyomyositis
  • pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency
  • systemic capillary leak syndrome
  • well-differentiated liposarcoma

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