title: Sporadic distal myopathy.
abstract: The sporadic distal myopathies are uncommon primary muscle diseases, the pathogenesis of which is still unclear. The inclusion body myositides are inflammatory myopathies, the distal form of which presents some features resembling those of sporadic distal myopathy. A case is reported of a patient showing features of both the first and the second forms.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D009220:Myositis / Q000473:pathology