Focal myositis. Description of a case and review of the literature.
The authors describe a rare form of pseudotumor of the muscle tissue of an inflammatory nature with an unknown etiology that occurred in a boy aged 13 years, characterized by the occurrence of rapidly-developing swelling, no pain symptoms, with degeneration of the myofibers, evident eosinophilia and lymphomonoplasmacellular infiltrate. Surgical excision of the lesion is the treatment of choice.
Ferrari
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D
Divisione di Ortopedia e Traumatologia Pediatrica, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna.
Bertoni
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F
Bacchini
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P
Donzelli
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O
D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009220:Myositis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery