COVID-19 related calcific myositis cases

Tawfeeq, Haseeba; Witham, Fiona; Dulay, G.

doi:10.1259/bjrcr.20200120

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“…The first case is a 62 year old manual worker who was ventilated for COVID-19 and developed viral myositis but this was then complicated by calcific myositis with significant impairment of shoulder movements. The second case was similar with prolonged prone ventilation and high muscle enzymes initially complicated later by calcific myositis visible on X-rays [ 76 ].…”

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Rheumatological complications of Covid 19

Zacharias

Dubey

Koduri

et al. 2021

Autoimmunity Reviews

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Introduction COVID-19 has caused unprecedented hardships in the 21st century with more than 150 million infections. Various immunological phenomena have been described during the course of the infection, and this infection has also triggered autoimmunity. Rheumatological illnesses have been described following resolution of the acute infection; hence we sought to conduct a review of the rheumatological complications of COVID-19. Methods We conducted a literature search for articles relating to sequelae of COVID-19 from Jan 2020 to 30th April 2021. Results We found a number of reports of inflammatory arthritis after SARS-CoV-2 infection. SLE and renal disease have been described, and vasculitis also appears to be a common complication. Rhabdomyolysis and myositis has also been reported in a number of patients. We also found some evidence of large vessel vasculitis in ‘long COVID’ patients. Conclusions This review highlights a number of important complications such as inflammatory arthritis, lupus-like disease, myostis and vasculitis following SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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Rheumatological complications of Covid 19

Zacharias

Dubey

Koduri

et al. 2021

Autoimmunity Reviews

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“…Similar terms related to the muscle calcifications included "myositis ossificans" (heterotopic ossification of muscular tissue, divided into two entities: myositis ossificans progressiva -an autosomal dominant disease, and myositis ossificans traumatica) [10,11], "calcinosis" (the abnormal deposition of calcium in skin, subcutaneous tissue, myofascia and muscle related to systemic scleroderma or dermatomyositis) [12] and simple "muscle calcification". Tawfeeq et al [13] used the term calcific myositis in 2 cases related to COVID-19 infection (streaky calcification of the muscles around the shoulders) as they reported the appearance of muscular calcifications during the acute phase of myositis. Calcifications found in muscles can also be vascular calcifications associated with arteriosclerosis, chronic renal failure or chronic hypercalcemia [14].…”

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The “starry night” (diffuse microcalcific myopathy) – thousands of muscle microcalcifications after 30 years of Trichinella infection detected by ultrasound

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Trichinellosis, a parasitosis transmitted through consumption of raw or undercooked meat from pigs and game animals, is responsible for a specific myositis. The calcifications of infected myocytes and larva can be detected during many years postin-fection. We present the case of a male patient with a history of severe trichinellosis with disease onset 30 years ago, presenting with generalized muscle microcalcifications detected during musculoskeletal ultrasound evaluation. The ultrasound aspect of the muscles was indeed spectacular; hence, the comparison with a ”starry night”.

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“…Axillary and cervical lymphadenopathy has been well described in patients receiving the COVID-19 vaccine [ 8 , 9 ]. Rare shoulder complications of the COVID-19 vaccine include myositis, calcific myositis, and subacromial-subdeltoid bursitis [10] , [11] , [12] . These complications have been previously described in pre-COVID vaccinations administration and have been termed ‘shoulder injury related to vaccine administration’ (SIRVA) [13] .…”

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Quadrilateral space region inflammation and other incidental findings on shoulder MRI following recent COVID-19 vaccination: Three case reports

Eisenberg

Tingey

Fulton

et al. 2021

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We present 3 cases reporting the normal appearance of the post COVID-19 vaccination on shoulder MRI exams. All three patients were imaged 1-5 days post-vaccination for unrelated MSK shoulder symptoms, and none reported any symptoms besides mild shoulder discomfort for a day or two following vaccine administration. All three patients demonstrated characteristic deltoid edema, quadrilateral space region edema and axillary nodal prominence. Vessel prominence with T2 and T1 increased signal draining to the approximate location of the quadrilateral space and axilla was an associated feature. The normal appearance of the COVID-19 vaccine on shoulder MRI has not been previously described, and recognition by the radiologist will prevent erroneous differential diagnosis, unnecessary medical workups, and detract from the clinically relevant pathological imaging findings in patients with shoulder pain.

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COVID-19 related calcific myositis cases

Cited by 4 publications

References 1 publication

Rheumatological complications of Covid 19

Rheumatological complications of Covid 19

The “starry night” (diffuse microcalcific myopathy) – thousands of muscle microcalcifications after 30 years of Trichinella infection detected by ultrasound

Quadrilateral space region inflammation and other incidental findings on shoulder MRI following recent COVID-19 vaccination: Three case reports

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