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A 70 year old man presented with muscle weakness and inability to climb the stairs. Inv: CPK raised, ESR 15. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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A 70 year old man presented with muscle weakness and inability to climb the stairs. Inv: CPK raised, ESR 15. What is the most likely diagnosis?

  1. Polymyositis
  2. Polymyalgia rheumatic
  3. Reactive arthritis
  4. RS
  5. Duchenne’s MD
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waelhammad
2022-11-02
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The key is A. Polymyositis. [Proximal muscle weakness (inability to climb the stairs) and raised CPK

points towards the diagnosis of polymyositis].

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