Inclusion body myositis: a case with associated collagen vascular disease responding to treatment.

Abstract

Patients with inclusion body myositis demonstrate characteristic histological and electronmicroscopical abnormalities in muscle and are generally considered refractory to treatment. A patient with inclusion body myositis is described with evidence of associated autoimmune disease, who responded to steroids.

• Authors: R J Lane, J J Fulthorpe, P Hudgson
• Journal: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry (J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry) Vol. 48 Issue 3 Pg. 270-3 (Mar 1985) ISSN: 0022-3050 [Print] England
• PMID: 2984335 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Azathioprine
• Prednisone

Topics

• Azathioprine (therapeutic use)
• Cell Nucleus (ultrastructure)
• Dermatomyositis (drug therapy, pathology)
• Drug Therapy, Combination
• Humans
• Inclusion Bodies (ultrastructure)
• Male
• Microscopy, Electron
• Middle Aged
• Muscles (pathology)
• Muscular Atrophy (pathology)
• Myositis (drug therapy, pathology)
• Prednisone (therapeutic use)
• Vacuoles (ultrastructure)