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Two case reports of distal upper limb weakness following influenza-like illness: an emerging pattern of para-infectious myositis in adults

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Background Myositis is a recognised complication of numerous systemic viral infections including influenza. In adults the typical pattern is characterised by myalgia and marked proximal muscle weakness in upper and lower limbs and resolves slowly over weeks rather than days.
Case presentation Here, we describe two male patients with myositis with an unusual distribution of weakness in the distal upper limbs, which both followed a flu-like illness and res... Expand abstract
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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1186/s12883-020-01821-1

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Sub department:
Clinical Neurosciences
Oxford college:
Wadham College
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-0630-8204
Publisher:
BioMed Central Publisher's website
Journal:
BMC Neurology Journal website
Volume:
20
Issue:
1
Article number:
237
Publication date:
2020-06-10
Acceptance date:
2020-06-04
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EISSN:
1471-2377
Pmid:
32522188
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1108858
Local pid:
pubs:1108858
Deposit date:
2021-08-10

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