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ReviewNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2026

Asymmetrical muscular disorder with normal creatine kinase (CK) and electromyography (EMG): the challenging diagnosis of muscular polyarteritis nodosa (MPAN), case report and literature review.

Alexandre Dib, Hippolyte Lequain, Tanguy Fenouil, Antoine Pegat, Philippe Petiot, Andras Barta, Charles Mayard, Alessio Balletti, Emilie Virot, Isabela Pascu and 2 more

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Review in Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Alexandre DibDepartment of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Edouard Herriot University Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, University Claude Bernard, Lyon, France. alexandre.dib@chu-lyon.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-4556-2711
Hippolyte LequainDepartment of Internal Medicine, Centre de Référence Des Maladies Auto-Inflammatoires Et de L'Amylose Inflammatoire (CéRéMAIA), Hôpital de La Croix-Rousse, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Université Claude-Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France.
Tanguy FenouilInstitute of Pathology - East Site, Groupement Hospitalier Est, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France.
Antoine PegatService ENMG Et de Pathologies Neuromusculaires, Centre de Référence Des Maladies Neuromusculaires PACA-Réunion-Rhône Alpes, Hôpital Neurologique P. Wertheimer, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France.
Philippe PetiotService ENMG Et de Pathologies Neuromusculaires, Centre de Référence Des Maladies Neuromusculaires PACA-Réunion-Rhône Alpes, Hôpital Neurologique P. Wertheimer, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France.
Andras BartaDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
Charles MayardDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
Alessio BallettiDepartment of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Edouard Herriot University Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, University Claude Bernard, Lyon, France.
Emilie VirotDepartment of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Edouard Herriot University Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, University Claude Bernard, Lyon, France.
Isabela PascuDepartment of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Edouard Herriot University Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, University Claude Bernard, Lyon, France.
Arnaud HotDepartment of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Edouard Herriot University Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, University Claude Bernard, Lyon, France.
Laure GallayDepartment of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Edouard Herriot University Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, University Claude Bernard, Lyon, France.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a case of muscular polyarteritis nodosa in a 23-year-old man with no past medical history presenting with diffuse myalgias, weight loss, fatigue, hypertension, and elevated C-reactive protein. Normal creatine kinase and electromyography contributed to a delayed diagnosis. MRI-guided muscular biopsy confirmed necrotizing vasculitis. Corticosteroid therapy led to rapid improvement.

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Creatine KinaseMuscular DiseasesPolyarteritis NodosaElectromyographyHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMuscle, SkeletalYoung AdultCreatine KinaseCreatine kinaseElectromyographyMuscle biopsyMuscle MRIMuscular polyarteritis nodosaVasculitis

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PMID42370969

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