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Case 1 was a 30-year-old man with fever, limb muscle pain, and elevated inflammatory markers. Muscle magnetic resonance imaging showed high signal intensity on fat-suppressed T2-weighted images, and biopsy revealed vasculitis with fibrinoid necrosis, leading to a diagnosis of polyarteritis nodosa. Case 2 was a 70-year-old man with proximal muscle pain and weakness and elevated muscle enzymes. Magnetic resonance imaging showed high signal intensity in the thigh muscles, and biopsy revealed noncaseating granulomas consistent with sarcoidosis. 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