Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 1978 Jun;37(3):277-80.
doi: 10.1136/ard.37.3.277.

Polymyositis in Chagas's disease

W Cossermelli, H Friedman, E H Pastor, M R Nobre, A Manzione, M E Camargo, M Shiroma
Case Reports

Polymyositis in Chagas's disease

W Cossermelli et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 1978 Jun.

Abstract

Polymyositis marked the clinical onset of Chagas's disease in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. This is unusual, although clinically unimportant muscle involvement in trypanosomiasis has been described. The plasma cell infiltrate and vascular deposition of IgM and C3 suggest that the humoral immune system may play a role in the pathogenesis of chagasic polymyositis. It is not known whether the rheumatoid diseases predisposed to the polymyositis.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Circulation. 1974 Jan;49(1):13-21 - PubMed
    1. Circulation. 1974 Dec;50(6):1252-9 - PubMed
    1. N Engl J Med. 1972 Feb 17;286(7):333-8 - PubMed
    1. Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 1968 May-Jun;10(3):180-7 - PubMed
    1. Clin Exp Immunol. 1975 Aug;21(2):185-201 - PubMed

Publication types

Substances