title: Idiopathic eosinophilic myositis associated with vasculitis and symmetrical polyneuropathy.
abstract: We present a 79-yr-old white woman admitted to the hospital with diffuse myalgias and muscle weakness associated with eosinophilia. Examination of a muscle biopsy section revealed eosinophilic myositis with vasculitis. This association is infrequent and we describe the first case report with symmetrical polyneuropathy. The treatment with prednisone (60 mg/day) led to a complete clinical-pathological recovery of the disease. We review the differential diagnosis and the aetiopathogenic mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, De la Merced University Hospital, Osuna (Seville), Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Espino-Montoro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Medina
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marin-Martin
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Jimenez-Gonzalo
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Moalla
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fernandez-Gonzalez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vahi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology; D009220:Myositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011239:Prednisolone