A case of progressive quadriceps weakness and elevated creatine kinase level mimicking inclusion body myositis

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2014 Feb;66(2):328-33. doi: 10.1002/acr.22156.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Clinical Conference

MeSH terms

  • Anoctamins
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Biopsy
  • Chloride Channels / genetics
  • Creatine Kinase / blood*
  • DNA Mutational Analysis
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Muscle Strength*
  • Muscle Weakness / blood
  • Muscle Weakness / diagnosis*
  • Muscle Weakness / enzymology
  • Muscle Weakness / genetics
  • Muscle Weakness / physiopathology
  • Muscle Weakness / therapy
  • Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle / blood
  • Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle / diagnosis*
  • Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle / enzymology
  • Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle / genetics
  • Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle / physiopathology
  • Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle / therapy
  • Mutation
  • Myositis, Inclusion Body / diagnosis*
  • Myositis, Inclusion Body / therapy
  • Phenotype
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Quadriceps Muscle / enzymology
  • Quadriceps Muscle / physiopathology*
  • Unnecessary Procedures
  • Up-Regulation

Substances

  • ANO5 protein, human
  • Anoctamins
  • Biomarkers
  • Chloride Channels
  • Creatine Kinase

Supplementary concepts

  • Muscular Dystrophy, Limb-Girdle, Type 2L