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Granulomatous myositis associated with brucellosis: A case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Kojan Suleiman,
Alothman Adel,
Althani Ziad,
Alshehri Ali,
Mansour Nouf,
Khathaami Ali,
Haider Abdulrazzaq,
AlJumah Mohammed
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/mus.22261
Subject(s) - brucellosis , myositis , medicine , brucella , dermatology , muscle biopsy , weakness , pathology , biopsy , immunology , surgery
Brucellosis, a multisystem infectious disorder, continues to be a serious public health problem in some parts of the world. Neurobrucellosis constitutes about 4% of all brucellosis cases. Brucellosis‐associated myositis is extremely rare, and there is only 1 reported case in the English literature. We report a 16‐year‐old boy with subacute, fluctuating, progressive muscle pain, with tenderness, swelling, and diffuse, asymmetric weakness. He also had significantly elevated serum Brucella titers and a muscle biopsy showed inflammatory granulomatous myositis. We review the literature on myositis associated with brucellosis. Muscle Nerve, 2012

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