Focal myositis in the hand

Recurrent Focal Myositis Presenting as Flexion Contractures of the Fingers

“…A case in the hand has previously been described, presenting as a painful mass (Maguire et al, 1988). In the current case, however, the patient presented with a functional deficit of his hand and without the typical, painful soft tissue mass.…”

Focal myositis: an unusual cause of bilateral upper eyelid swellings

“…Other sites reported in the literature since then have included the abdominal wall,2 neck,3'4 tongue,' perioral muscles' and hand. 8 It appears that the condition can affect any age group and has an equal sex distribution. Typically the major presenting feature is a rapidly expanding soft tissue mass which might be tender to palpation.…”

Myosite focale d’Heffner

“…Les localisations préféren-tielles de la myosite focale sont les membres inférieurs. D'autres zones topographiques peuvent être intéressées : l'abdomen, la musculature fessière, le muscle psoasiliaque [5], l'avant-bras, la main (un doigt) [6], la musculature cervicale (le muscle sternocléïdomastoidien) [7], la langue, la musculature périorale, le muscle temporal [8]. La tuméfaction est spontanément douloureuse.…”