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Polymyositis Presenting with Distal and Asymmetrical Weakness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

Mecheri B. Sundaram  and
Edward M. Ashenhurst
Mecheri B. Sundaram*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Edward M. Ashenhurst*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
*
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 0X0
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 0X0
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A 52 year old female with polymyositis presenting with distal and asymmetrical weakness is presented. Similar reported cases are reviewed. These patients respond favorably to steroids. Increased awareness of this unusual distal polymyositis should avoid delay in diagnosis.

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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , May 1981 , pp. 147 - 149
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1981

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