title: Leg pain due to bilateral focal recurrent myositis in a hemodialysis patient.
abstract: Leg pain is a common symptom in dialysis patients. In most cases, the cause is easily identified, but some rare causes have been recognized. We describe a case of focal myositis as the source of recurrent leg pain in a hemodialysis patient. This disease usually is self-limited and has a spontaneously favorable outcome. We review the differential diagnosis of leg pain in this patient population.
authors.affiliation: Service de Rhumatologie, Médecine Physique et Rééducation, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Revaz
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Theumann
authors.forename: Johannes Alexander
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lobrinus
authors.forename: Alexander Kai-Lik
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: So
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dudler
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology; D009220:Myositis / Q000150:complications*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods