Although it is asymptomatic in majority of the cases, our patient interestingly was symptomatic with recurrent episodes of abdominal pain. Nidimusili A, Eisa N, Shaheen K. Misty Mesentery: Recurrent Mesenteric Panniculitis [abstract]. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2014; 9 (suppl 2).
Rheumatology represents a subspecialty in internal medicine and pediatrics, which is devoted to adequate diagnosis and therapy of rheumatic diseases (including clinical problems in joints, soft tissues, heritable connective tissue disorders, vasculitis and autoimmune diseases).
You need a correct diagnosis of myopathy to have the best possible outcome. Rheumatologists are doctors who are experts in diagnosing and treating diseases of the muscles, joints and bones. Therefore, they are more likely to make a proper diagnosis of myopathy.