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A 61-Year-Old Woman with Progressive Distal Limb and Deltoid Muscle Weakness

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We report a case of granulomatous myositis to illustrate the clinical presentation, muscle pathology features, differential diagnosis, and management.

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  1. Departments of Neurology and Pathology, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

    Lan Zhou

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  1. Departments of Neurology and Pathology, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA

    Lan Zhou

  2. Department of Pathology, Neuropathology Section, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA

    Dennis K. Burns

  3. Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA

    Chunyu Cai

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Zhou, L. (2020). A 61-Year-Old Woman with Progressive Distal Limb and Deltoid Muscle Weakness. In: Zhou, L., Burns, D., Cai, C. (eds) A Case-Based Guide to Neuromuscular Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25682-1_8

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