Focal myositis in monozygotic twins

Enas Atef Al Naggar; Fumio Kanda; Shiho Okuda; Nobuya Maeda; Ken Ichiro Nakazawa; Kenichi Oishi; Kenji Sekiguchi; Hiroyuki Ishihara; Kazuo Chihara

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.43.599

Focal myositis in monozygotic twins

Enas Atef Al Naggar, Fumio Kanda, Shiho Okuda, Nobuya Maeda, Ken Ichiro Nakazawa, Kenichi Oishi, Kenji Sekiguchi, Hiroyuki Ishihara, Kazuo Chihara

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Abstract

Focal myositis is a rare disease with unknown etiology and a broad spectrum. Here, we present two cases in monozygotic twins who complained of recurrent pain of their calves and showed histological signs of inflammation and MRI image compatible with the diagnosis of focal myositis. The occurrence of twin cases not living in the same household suggests a genetic susceptibility to the disease.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	599-601
Number of pages	3
Journal	Internal Medicine
Volume	43
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.43.599
State	Published - Jul 2004
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Calf muscle
Focal myositis
HLA
Hereditary

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Internal Medicine

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