Article
HLA typing in focal myositis.
Journal of the neurological sciences - 15 Dec 2004
Sekiguchi Kenji, Kanda Fumio, Oishi Kenichi, Hamaguchi Hirotoshi, Nakazawa Kenichiro, Maeda Nobuya, Ishihara Hiroyuki, Chihara Kazuo
Abstract excerpt
It is still controversial if idiopathic focal myositis is a part of systemic polymyositis. We present here four patients, including identical twins, with focal myositis accompanied by the same HLA typings. Gradually developing unilateral calf muscle pain was an initial symptom in all patients. Neither muscular weakness nor creatine kinase (CK) elevation was observed, while minimal inflammatory findings such as...
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