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Cureus
. 2022 Sep 13;14(9):e29127.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.29127. eCollection 2022 Sep.
Bilateral Symmetric Gastrocnemius Myositis Secondary to COVID-19
Aishwarya Sharma[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Abhishek Matta[SUP] 2 3 4 [/SUP], Dinesh Bande[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
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Abstract
As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic perseverates on, more insight into the multidisciplinary manifestations of COVID-19 is being brought to the forefront. Musculoskeletal presentations range from mild creatinine kinase elevation and myalgias to severe rhabdomyolysis. We present a case of a patient who presented with symmetric myositis of bilateral gastrocnemius muscles secondary group.
Keywords: coronavirus disease 2019; covid-19; creatinine kinase; gastrocnemius; gastrocnemius myositis; myositis; sars-cov-2 infection.
. 2022 Sep 13;14(9):e29127.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.29127. eCollection 2022 Sep.
Bilateral Symmetric Gastrocnemius Myositis Secondary to COVID-19
Aishwarya Sharma[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Abhishek Matta[SUP] 2 3 4 [/SUP], Dinesh Bande[SUP] 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 36258976
- PMCID: PMC9573325
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.29127
Abstract
As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic perseverates on, more insight into the multidisciplinary manifestations of COVID-19 is being brought to the forefront. Musculoskeletal presentations range from mild creatinine kinase elevation and myalgias to severe rhabdomyolysis. We present a case of a patient who presented with symmetric myositis of bilateral gastrocnemius muscles secondary group.
Keywords: coronavirus disease 2019; covid-19; creatinine kinase; gastrocnemius; gastrocnemius myositis; myositis; sars-cov-2 infection.