Case Reports in Rheumatology (Jan 2016)

A Curious Case of Proximal Muscle Weakness with Eosinophilic Polymyositis

  • Ciel Harris,
  • Robert Ali,
  • Julio Perez-Downes,
  • Firas Baidoun,
  • Marianne DeLima,
  • Jaimin Shah,
  • Win Aung,
  • Raafat F. Makary

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/7810916
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2016

Abstract

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Eosinophilic polymyositis (EPM) is part of a rare disorder, eosinophilic myopathies (EM), which is a form of polymyositis characterized by the presence of eosinophils in muscle biopsy sections and occasionally blood eosinophilia. Herein, we are presenting an interesting case of eosinophilic polymyositis presenting with muscle pain with no other organ systems involved.