Abstract
The clinical presentation of masticatory muscle myositis (MMM) in dogs reflects focal inflammatory myopathy of the muscles of mastication, while limb muscles are spared. Signs range from acute swelling of the temporalis and masseter muscles, restricted jaw movement, jaw pain, and exophthalmus, to muscle atrophy. The diagnosis is confirmed by a muscle biopsy. Early diagnosis and therapy with immunosuppressive doses of corticosteroids usually yields a good prognosis. This paper reports a case of MMM in a Rottweiler.
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