Acute sarcoid myositis with unusual radiologic findings

Quantitative neuromuscular ultrasound in the intensive care unit

“…Although neuromuscular ultrasound can be used to assess both peripheral nerve and muscle, the changes seen in the nerves of those with axonal polyneuropathy are typically subtle and occur in chronic states 11. Conversely, changes in muscle echotexture in those with acute conditions can occur early and may be detected easily 12. For these reasons, we postulated that neuromuscular ultrasound, as a diagnostic technique and potential disease biomarker, would have the highest yield with imaging of muscle, rather than nerve.…”

Case report: persistent double dorsal aorta

“…Two patterns of persistent double dorsal aorta are described in the literature. 3 , 8 Trubnikov et al 9 and Khristova et al 10 describe a descending aorta pattern in which there is a double lumen separated by a central dividing septum. The second, more prevalent pattern, has been described by Mosquera and Micarelli, 4 Eibach and Walter, 11 Formanek et al, 12 Brew et al, 13 Karadeli and Ulu, 8 Chang and Rubin, 14 Edwards et al, 15 Jie et al, 16 Mills and Gest 3 and Hurtado et al, 5 and consists of complete separation of the two portions of the dorsal aorta.…”

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Atypical Granulomatous Myositis and Pulmonary Sarcoidosis

“…Chronic disease may progress to muscle fibrosis [ 4 ]. Muscle magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound may help in the selection of biopsy site, differentiation of SM types and monitoring of therapy [ 21 ]. Whole body fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography can also be useful to direct biopsies in suspected sarcoidosis by revealing areas of increased metabolism [ 22 ].…”