Chronic Myopathy Associated With Anti-Signal Recognition Particle Antibodies Can Be Misdiagnosed As Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy.

Chronic Myopathy Associated With Anti-Signal Recognition Particle Antibodies Can Be Misdiagnosed As Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy.

J Clin Neuromuscul Dis. 2016 Jun;17(4):197-206

Authors: Ikeda K, Mori-Yoshimura M, Yamamoto T, Sonoo M, Suzuki S, Kondo Y, Nakamura H, Mitsuhashi K, Maeda MH, Shimizu J, Hayashi YK, Nishino I, Oya Y, Murata M

Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To report cases of chronic autoimmune necrotizing myopathy with anti-signal recognition particle antibodies (anti-SRP myopathy) initially misdiagnosed as muscular dystrophy, in particular, facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD).
METHODS: Medical records of patients with anti-SRP myopathy in our institution were retrospectively reviewed.
RESULTS: All 6 patients were initially diagnosed with muscular dystrophy because of the long-term clinical course and lack of inflammation on biopsy; 5 were diagnosed with FSHD based on a winged scapula. However, the following features suggested an alternative diagnosis, leading to anti-SRP antibody measurement: (1) lack of family history, (2) lack of facial involvement and asymmetry, (3) prominent dysphagia, and (4) profuse spontaneous activities on needle electromyography. All patients showed improvement with immunomodulating therapy.
CONCLUSIONS: Anti-SRP antibody measurement should be considered in patients diagnosed with FSHD if they present with diagnostic hallmarks of anti-SRP myopathy listed above, to avoid oversight of this potentially treatable disorder.

PMID: 27224434 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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