title: Myositis due to cholesterol emboli.
abstract: Myositis due to spontaneous cholesterol embolization is uncommon and usually associated with cutaneous abnormalities at presentation. A case of myositis due to cholesterol emboli is reported. The patient presented with painful weak legs, and the diagnosis was confirmed by muscle biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Peterborough District Hospital, Cambridgeshire, UK.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pemberton
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Goddard
mesh_terms: D001027:Aortography; D017700:Embolism, Cholesterol / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009220:Myositis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology