title: Focal myositis: magnetic resonance imaging findings and peripheral arterial administration of prednisolone.
abstract: We report two patients with biopsy-proven focal myositis, successfully treated with a peripheral arterial injection of low-dose prednisolone. Spin-echo T2-weighted magnetic resonance images helped to identify affected muscles and proved to be useful for monitoring treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, Sapporo Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chiba
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hatanaka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohkubo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nonaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kashiwagi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Satoh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007269:Injections, Intra-Arterial; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology; D009220:Myositis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011239:Prednisolone