Inclusion Body Myositis: Report of a Case

Authors

Chein-Wei Chang
Tien-Jye Chang
Ming-Shiang Wu
Che-Yen Chen

Translated Title

包涵體肌炎：一病例報告

Abstract

A female of age 30 years developed a muscular weakness in proximal extremities during 2 years and responded poorly to steroid treatment. Creatine kinase in isoenzymic MM form was markedly elevated according to a serum muscle enzyme test. Electromyography examination showed a myopathic feature. Histopathological tests in muscle biopsy specimens revealed prominent cytoplasmic vacuoles rimmed by basophilic granules under space optical microscopy, and abundant intranuclear filamentous inclusions in electron microscopy. These clinical features and athological especially electron microscopic findings are considered to be of paramount importance for the diagnosis of inclusion body myositis.

Language

English

First Page

117

Last Page

122

Recommended Citation

Chang, Chein-Wei; Chang, Tien-Jye; Wu, Ming-Shiang; and Chen, Che-Yen (1994) "Inclusion Body Myositis: Report of a Case," Rehabilitation Practice and Science: Vol. 22: Iss. 1, Article 20.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6315/3005-3846.1942
Available at: https://rps.researchcommons.org/journal/vol22/iss1/20