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Rheumatology 2001; 40: 704-706
© 2001 British Society for Rheumatology

Letters to the Editor

Focal myositis due to Campylobacter infection

J. K. Dawson and J. E. Davidson1

Rheumatology Research Group, University of Liverpool and
1 Department of Paediatric Rheumatology, Alder Hey, Royal Liverpool Children's NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK

SIR, We read with interest the recent article on focal myositis and pregnancy [1]. We recently had a case of focal myositis that had several similarities with the case reported, but in our patient the cause was found to be Campylobacter infection.

A 14-yr-old girl presented with a 5-day history of bloody diarrhoea followed by bilateral calf pain and swelling. On examination she was pyrexial and had swelling and tenderness of the calves with erythema over the left calf. Her temperature and diarrhoea persisted for 3 days and her right . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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A. Hepburn and N. Pandit1

Rheumatology Section, Division of Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London W12 0NN and
1 Department of Rheumatology, Watford General Hospital, Watford, Hertfordshire WD1 8HB, UK


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