myositis/headache

OBJECTIVE To describe the case of a patient with recurrent orbital myositis who was thought to have cluster headaches for 6 years. METHODS Case report in an outpatient neuro-ophthalmology clinic. METHODS A 24-year-old man developed unilateral supraorbital pain, lacrimation, conjunctival hyperemia,

We present a case of idiopathic myositis of medial rectus muscle in 13-year old boy. Patient was admitted to pediatric ward due to severe headache and periorbital edema. In opthalmological examination serious limitation of adduction together with pain on the eye movements, was found. MRI of the

BACKGROUND Benign acute childhood myositis (BACM) is a rare transient muscle syndrome classically occurring in children after a viral upper respiratory infection (URI). BACM causes difficulty walking due to severe bilateral calf pain. The incidence of this well-described phenomenon is uncertain but

A 24 year old patient with acute double vision and headache was admitted to our clinic. A diagnosis of orbital myositis was confirmed after magnetic resonance imaging and orbital echogram. No other clinical manifestations were observed on general examination. Since orbital myositis cases with only

We describe a woman with a long history of relapsing-remitting painful ophthalmoplegia in a seasonal pattern, due to an isolated orbital myositis that was--at our observation--classified in the context of the so-called SAPHO syndrome. She had been previously treated with corticosteroid therapy, but

BACKGROUND Symptomatic cluster-like headache has been described with some ophthalmological disorders such as glaucoma, orbital myositis, posterior scleritis, enucleation, herpes zoster ophthalmicus, and cataract surgery. METHODS We report a new case of a 79-year-old nonsmoker woman who developed

OBJECTIVE Short-term, general muscle affection is frequent in Dengue infection, but severe, persisting, myositis has not been reported. METHODS Case report. RESULTS The patient is a 38 years old, HIV-negative male who developed sudden-onset fever up to 40.0 degrees C, headache, and sore eyes upon

Inclusion body myositis (IBM) belongs to the group of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. It is a poorly understood disease, which affects skeletal muscles. IBM usually occurs as an isolated condition, but in some cases, it may be associated with another autoimmune disorder, Sjögren's syndrome. We

OBJECTIVE This study examines data from pharmaceutical, physical, and visual tests that support the possible diagnosis of presumed extraocular myositis and tendonitis (PEM-T). METHODS The presence of ocular pain derived from inflamed extraocular musculature and tendons in 60 subjects with PEM-T was

Dengue is an arboviral infection that classically presents with fever, headache, joint pain, skin flush and morbilliform rashes. Neurological manifestations are well recognised but their exact incidence is unknown. Though myalgias are common in dengue virus infection, myositis and/or elevated serum