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Polymyositis, COVID-19 and Rectal Carcinoma: A Rare Case Presentation

2023-11-10

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Association of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) with malignancy has been well- recognized for a long time. However, its association with COVID-19 which is caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus is rare. Here we report a case of a 73-year-old male under treatment for rectal carcinoma who was admitted for mild COVID-19. He developed progressive bilateral upper and lower limb weakness which wa...

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Literature Corpus work: 44bc37e2-537a-5c47-afcf-934259636167
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2703110/v2

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