Focal myositis: A polymerase chain reaction analysis for a viral etiology

Human Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 111-113

  Toti, Paolo ^a,b   Romano, Laura ^a   Villanova, Marcello ^a   Zazzi, Maurizio ^a   Luzi, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

myositis; polymerase chain reaction; pseudotumor; review; virus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CELL REGENERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MYOSITIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOTUMOR; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031038913     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0046-8177(97)90290-2     Document Type: Article

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