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. 2022 Oct 27;13(4):e0030.
doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10481.

A Unique Case of Myositis

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A Unique Case of Myositis

Noa Hurvitz et al. Rambam Maimonides Med J. .
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Figure 1
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan of the Patient’s Thigh Muscles. Coronal view: short tau inversion sequence (STIR) sequence, showing significant diffuse bilateral muscle edema (arrows).

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