Polymyositis caused by a new genus of nematode

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 226-227

  Dennett, Xenia ^a   Siejka, Stan J ^b   Andrews, John R H ^c   Beveridge, Ian ^d   Spratt, David M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Victoria University of Wellington ^*  (Australia)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^d Centre Clinic   (Australia)

^e CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALAISE; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MYALGIA; NEMATODE; POLYMYOSITIS;

EID: 0032473531     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1998.tb140136.x     Document Type: Article

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