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Case Reports
. 1984 Jan;41(1):93-5.
doi: 10.1001/archneur.1984.04050130099033.

Inclusion body myositis and chronic immune thrombocytopenia

J E Riggs, S S Schochet Jr, L Gutmann, C F McComas, J S Rogers 2nd
Case Reports

Inclusion body myositis and chronic immune thrombocytopenia

J E Riggs et al. Arch Neurol. 1984 Jan.

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.

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