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L Palmucci

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Osteomalacic myopathy in a case of diffuse nodular lipomatosis of the small bowel.

The case of a 57-year-old woman is described with a two months history of proximal muscle weakness and pain, marked hypotrophy and brisk reflexes. Clinical investigation demonstrated normal serum CK, myopathic EMG and osteomalacia. Muscle biopsy showed type II fibre atrophy and mitochondrial alterations without inclusions. Further examinations including a jejunal biopsy revealed malabsorption accounting for osteomalacia. At autopsy diffuse nodular lipomatosis of the small bowel was detected (Acta neurol. belg., 1982, 82, 65-71).

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Adult onset nemaline myopathy: a distinct nosologic entity?

A 61-year-old woman presented progressive distal weakness and wasting of her upper limbs spreading to the shoulder girdle and to the neck muscles. Creatine kinase, cerebrospinal fluid, spinal X-ray and spinal nuclear magnetic resonance were normal. Electromyography showed myopathic alterations. Muscle biopsy showed abundant rods in many fibres. Prednisone 75 mg/die for two months did not modify the symptoms.

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