title: Focal myositis. Description of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Ortopedia e Traumatologia Pediatrica, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bertoni
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bacchini
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Donzelli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009220:Myositis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery