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Musculoskeletal Diseases > Muscular Diseases > Myositis > Myositis, Inclusion Body
Nervous System Diseases > Neuromuscular Diseases > Muscular Diseases > Myositis > Myositis, Inclusion Body

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Myositis, Inclusion Body  

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Entry terms

  • Inclusion Body Myositis

Note

  • do not coord with INCLUSION BODIES but coord with INCLUSION BODIES, VIRAL if relevant (IM or NIM)

Scope note

  • Progressive myopathies characterized by the presence of inclusion bodies on muscle biopsy. Sporadic and hereditary forms have been described. The sporadic form is an acquired, adult-onset inflammatory vacuolar myopathy affecting proximal and distal muscles. Familial forms usually begin in childhood and lack inflammatory changes. Both forms feature intracytoplasmic and intranuclear inclusions in muscle tissue. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp1409-10)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018979

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