Myositis involving masticatory muscles in behcet's disease.
- Author:
Ji Yeon KANG
1
;
Kyoung Won KIM
;
Eun Young LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine and Medical Research Institute, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea. kwkim@chungbuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Behcet's disease;
Myositis;
Masticatory muscles
- MeSH:
Arm;
Lower Extremity;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Masticatory Muscles*;
Myositis*;
Vasculitis
- From:Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
2006;32(1):65-68
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Muscular involvement in Behcet's disease is rare manifestation in spite of basic characteristic that is vasculitis can invade multi-organ of the entire body. A few cases has been announced involving the lower extremities, the arm and generalized weakness. Like our case, myositis involving the masticatory muscles with clinically diagnosed Behcet's disease was presented with the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and the clinical findings, which is, not yet documented in the literature.
