Masticatory muscle tendon-aponeurosis hyperplasia that was initially misdiagnosed for polymyositis: a case report and review of the literature

• Principais autores: Wataru Katagiri (Autor), Daisuke Saito (Autor), Satoshi Maruyama (Autor), Makiko Ike (Autor), Hideyoshi Nisiyama (Autor), Takafumi Hayashi (Autor), Jun-ichi Tanuma (Autor), Tadaharu Kobayashi (Autor)
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• Publicado em: SpringerOpen, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Masticatory muscle tendon-aponeurosis hyperplasia (MMTAH) is a relatively newly identified clinical condition that manifests as trismus with a square-shaped mandible. Herein, we report a case of MMATH that was initially misdiagnosed for polymyositis due to trismus and simultaneou...