Unilateral calf hypertrophy and focal myositis induced by S1 radiculopathy: dramatic response to steroid treatment

Unilateral enlargement of the calf in a 57-year-old man with S1 radiculopathy is described in this case report. Short tau inversion recovery-weighted imaging provided evidence of selective hypertrophy and a high signal intensity of the gastrocnemius and soleus. Histopathological analysis of the gast...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ case reports 2013-09, Vol.2013, p.bcr2013200870
Hauptverfasser:	Hemmi, Shoji, Shirakawa, Shunichi, Kurokawa, Katsumi, Sunada, Yoshihide
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biopsy Denervation Diagnosis, Differential Electromyography Electromyography - methods Follow-Up Studies Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use Humans Hypertrophy Japan Kinases Leg Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged Muscle, Skeletal - pathology Muscle, Skeletal - physiopathology Myositis - diagnosis Myositis - drug therapy Myositis - etiology Other Asian Proteins Radiculopathy - complications Radiculopathy - diagnosis Radiculopathy - drug therapy Rare Disease Sacrum Steroids
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