title: [Pseudotumor in the forearm caused by focal myositis. A rare form of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy].
abstract: Focal myositis is a rare form of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy. We describe an additional case of focal myositis in a 54-years-old woman presenting as a painful pseudotumor of the left forearm. Muscle enzymes were normal but generalized electromyographic abnormalities were found. We consider that focal myositis is a heterogeneous clinical syndrome, and the cases showing only focal involvement can be different from those that evolve into polymyositis.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Reumatología, Centro Médico POVISA, Vigo, Pontevedra.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gómez Rodríguez
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Formigo Rodríguez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ibáñez Ruán
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Irisarri Castro
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ferreiro Seoane
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009220:Myositis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology