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Focal myositis of the sternocleidomastoid muscle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. J. Cain ,
B. A. Michie ,
B. C. Davis  and
B. Ram
A. J. Cain*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
B. A. Michie
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
B. C. Davis
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
B. Ram
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr Angus Cain, Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, Scotland.
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Abstract

Focal myositis is an unusual inflammatory lesion of skeletal muscle. It usually affects the extremities, but can present rarely in the head and neck region. We present a case of an elderly woman with focal myositis of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and review of the previous literature on this subject.

Keywords

Myositis, focalMuscle diseases
Type
Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 7 , July 1998 , pp. 687 - 689
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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