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CLINICAL VIGNETTE |
Proximal muscle weakness and elevated creatinine kinase
1 Kettering General Hospital, Rheumatology, Kettering, Northamptonshire, 2 Kettering General Hospital, Radiology, Kettering, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Correspondence to: A. Al-Ansari. E-mail: atheeralansari@yahoo.co.uk
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A 67-yr-old lady was admitted with proximal muscle weakness and painful lower limbs. Her symptoms developed suddenly when rising from the