Polymyositis-like syndrome with rhabdomyolysis in association with brucellosis.

Asian Pac J Trop Med

Department of Medicine, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal University, Karnataka, India.

Published: September 2012

Diffuse myositis with progression to rhabdomyolysis has been reported in association with wide range of viral infections. We report a case of polymyositis-like syndrome complicated by rhabdomyolysis secondary to brucellosis. This case report thus contributes yet another atypical presentation to a disease already infamous for its protean manifestations.

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