Recurrent Inflammatory Myositis as an Extra-Intestinal Manifestation of Dormant Ulcerative Colitis in a Patient on Long-Term Mesalamine

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic systemic inflammatory condition primarily involving the large bowel mucosa with relapsing and remitting episodes. It is also associated with multiple extra-intestinal manifestations [EIM], including skeletal muscle involvement which is rare. Review of the literat...

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Main Authors: Srikanth Naramala, Venu Madhav Konala, Sreedhar Adapa, Pravallika Amudala, Romeo C. Castillo, Nikhil Agrawal, Hemant Dhingra
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2090379
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Pravallika Amudala
Romeo C. Castillo
Nikhil Agrawal
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description Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic systemic inflammatory condition primarily involving the large bowel mucosa with relapsing and remitting episodes. It is also associated with multiple extra-intestinal manifestations [EIM], including skeletal muscle involvement which is rare. Review of the literature reported only a few cases of inflammatory myositis in association with UC. We report an unusual presentation of recurrent inflammatory myositis of lower extremities in a 28-year-old male with quiescent UC and on long-term mesalamine therapy.
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spelling doaj-art-478211de58b149c0accd4056a252aa872025-02-03T01:23:45ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362019-01-01201910.1155/2019/20903792090379Recurrent Inflammatory Myositis as an Extra-Intestinal Manifestation of Dormant Ulcerative Colitis in a Patient on Long-Term MesalamineSrikanth Naramala0Venu Madhav Konala1Sreedhar Adapa2Pravallika Amudala3Romeo C. Castillo4Nikhil Agrawal5Hemant Dhingra6Department of Rheumatology, Adventist Medical Center, Hanford, CA, USAAshland Bellefonte Cancer Center, Ashland, KY, USAThe Nephrology Group, Fresno, CA, USAFamily Practice, Kakatiya Medical College, Warangal, Telangana, IndiaHanford Family Medicine Residency, Hanford, CA, USANephrology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USAInternal Medicine Residency, St Agnes Medical Center, Fresno, CA, USAUlcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic systemic inflammatory condition primarily involving the large bowel mucosa with relapsing and remitting episodes. It is also associated with multiple extra-intestinal manifestations [EIM], including skeletal muscle involvement which is rare. Review of the literature reported only a few cases of inflammatory myositis in association with UC. We report an unusual presentation of recurrent inflammatory myositis of lower extremities in a 28-year-old male with quiescent UC and on long-term mesalamine therapy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2090379
spellingShingle Srikanth Naramala
Venu Madhav Konala
Sreedhar Adapa
Pravallika Amudala
Romeo C. Castillo
Nikhil Agrawal
Hemant Dhingra
Recurrent Inflammatory Myositis as an Extra-Intestinal Manifestation of Dormant Ulcerative Colitis in a Patient on Long-Term Mesalamine
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
title Recurrent Inflammatory Myositis as an Extra-Intestinal Manifestation of Dormant Ulcerative Colitis in a Patient on Long-Term Mesalamine
title_full Recurrent Inflammatory Myositis as an Extra-Intestinal Manifestation of Dormant Ulcerative Colitis in a Patient on Long-Term Mesalamine
title_fullStr Recurrent Inflammatory Myositis as an Extra-Intestinal Manifestation of Dormant Ulcerative Colitis in a Patient on Long-Term Mesalamine
title_full_unstemmed Recurrent Inflammatory Myositis as an Extra-Intestinal Manifestation of Dormant Ulcerative Colitis in a Patient on Long-Term Mesalamine
title_short Recurrent Inflammatory Myositis as an Extra-Intestinal Manifestation of Dormant Ulcerative Colitis in a Patient on Long-Term Mesalamine
title_sort recurrent inflammatory myositis as an extra intestinal manifestation of dormant ulcerative colitis in a patient on long term mesalamine
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2090379
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