Dysphagia in patients with inclusion body myositis
β Scribed by Steven M. Houser; Leonard H. Calabrese; Marshall Strome
- Book ID
- 110079714
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 519 KB
- Volume
- 108
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
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## Abstract The pathogenic role of inflammation in inclusion body myositis (IBM) remains uncertain. A 63βyearβold man developed a severe, rapidly progressive myopathy with clinical features typical of dermatomyositis (DM), but muscle pathology was typical of IBM. Treatment with prednisone and metho