Recurrent myositis triggered by infections: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Recurrent myositis triggered by infections is unusual, with only one other case reporting two attacks described in the literature.


METHODS
We report the case of a 24-year-old Caucasian woman with recurrent myositis triggered by sore throat, respiratory and urinary tract infections, over the past 18 years, up to four times a year. Myositis of this frequency and duration, apparently triggered by infections, has not been reported previously.


CONCLUSIONS
We believe that this case adds to the understanding of myositis associated with infections being a triggered autoimmune response, and postulate that the pathogenesis in our patient is a non-specific immune response to a range of different precipitants, both bacterial and viral.
Wong
Sui H
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The Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery NHS Trust, Lower Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool, UK. suiwong@doctors.org.uk
Lecky
Bryan R F
BR
Hart
Ian J
IJ
Crooks
Daniel
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Solomon
Tom
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