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Focal myositis of the temporal muscle

Hans-hilmar GoebelMarkus NaumannErich HofmannKlaus V. ToykaHeinz Reichmann

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AdultMalePathologymedicine.medical_specialtyPhysiologyBiopsyTemporal musclePolymyositisNecrosisCellular and Molecular NeurosciencePhysiology (medical)BiopsymedicineHumansMyositisMuscle biopsyMyositismedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryMusclesSkeletal muscleHistologyMagnetic resonance imagingAnatomymedicine.diseaseMagnetic Resonance Imagingmedicine.anatomical_structureNeurology (clinical)business

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Focal myositis is a rare inflammatory disease of the skeletal muscle that may involve any part of the body. We present a 19-year-old man with a short history of a painful pseudotumor in the right temporal region. MRI pictures showed a swollen right temporal muscle and muscle biopsy revealed the characteristic histological and immunocytochemical findings of polymyositis.

https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.880161216