A case of inclusion body myositis with benign monoclonal gammopathy successfully responding to repeated immunoabsorption

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 230-233

  Nakayama, T ^a   Horiuchi, E ^a   Watanabe, T ^a   Murayama, S ^b   Nakase, H ^a  

^a TORANOMON HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benign monoclonal gammopathy; IgG; Immunoabsorption; Inclusion body myositis; Steroid therapy

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; IMMUNOADSORPTION; INCLUSION BODY MYOSITIS; MONOCLONAL IMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSORBENT TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MONOCLONAL GAMMOPATHIES, BENIGN; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSITIS, INCLUSION BODY;

EID: 0034056509     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.68.2.230     Document Type: Article

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