FOCAL MYOSITIS

Focal myositis is a pseudotumor of soft tissue that typically occurs i n the deep soft tissue of the extremities, and is a relatively rare le sion. There is a wide clinical spectrum, with approximately one-third of patients with focal myositis subsequently developing polymyositis, and clinical symptoms of generalized weakness, fever, myalgia, and wei ght loss, with elevation of creatine phosphokinase. We report the case of a patient with focal myositis who subsequently developed myositis ossificans-like features.