Calf pseudohipertrophy. / Pseudohipertrofia gemelar.
Reumatol Clin
; 13(3): 173-175, 2017.
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ABSTRACT
Calf pseudohypertrophy due to radiculopathy is an exceptional phenomenon rarely described. We report a 67 year old woman with a previous history of lumbar disc surgery consulting by progressive increase for more than a year of evolution painless right calf associated loss of strength. Electromyographic findings showed chronic S1 radiculopathy and radiologically was appreciated in the medial gastrocnemius and soleus rights substitution of normal muscle tissue by adipose tissue without evidence of myopathy or sarcomatous degeneration.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Radiculopatia
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Músculo Esquelético
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Doenças Musculares
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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En
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Es
Revista:
Reumatol Clin
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article