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Concurrent Myotonic Dystrophy and Inflammatory Myopathy in a Patient with HIV/AIDS.

Akash GuptaAnita HuttnerMarwan Mikheal Azar
Published in: Case reports in infectious diseases (2021)
Neuromuscular complications are common in patients with HIV/AIDS at any stage of the disease process. Myopathies can be secondary to antiretroviral therapy, HIV myositis itself, or other etiologies. Here, we present the case of a middle-aged male with HIV who presented with myalgias and was diagnosed with myotonic dystrophy and HIV-associated polymyositis after extensive workup including clinical history and physical exam, laboratory markers, electromyogram, and muscle biopsy. This case illustrates the importance of a comprehensive workup for myopathy in HIV/AIDS and the possibility of multiple concurrent conditions.
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