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Focal myositis presenting as pseudothrombophlebitis of the neck in a patient with mixed connective tissue disease.
[focal myositis]
This
report
describes
a
case
of
focal
myositis
in
a
patient
with
mixed
connective
tissue
disease
.
The
patient
presented
with
diffuse
neck
swelling
and
pseudothrombophlebitis
of
the
left
internal
jugular
vein
.
Other
clinical
features
included
a
high
fever
,
elevated
erythrocyte
sedimentation
rate
,
and
prompt
improvement
after
administration
of
high
-dose
intravenous
corticosteroid
therapy
.
Criteria
for
polymyositis
were
absent
,
serum
levels
of
creatine
kinase
remained
normal
,
and
there
was
no
sign
of
recurrence
during
3
years
of
followup
.
Results
of
immunoprecipitation
for
anti-
Jo-
1
and
other
myositis
-
specific
autoantibodies
remained
negative
in
serial
serum
samples
obtained
before
,
during
,
and
after
the
episode
.
