Inclusion Body Myositis and Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Neurology
- Vol. 41 (1), 93-95
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archneur.1984.04050130099033
Abstract
• We report a case of inclusion body myositis and chronic immune thrombocytopenia with serum platelet antibodies and circulating immune complexes. Although immune mechanisms probably play an important role in the pathogenesis of inclusion body myositis, a viral etiology cannot be excluded.Keywords
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