Polymyositis and HTLV-I infection: Case report;Polimiosite associada a infecção por HTLV-I: Relato de caso

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 58, Issue 3 B, 2000, Pages 935-938

  Oliveira, Hélio Araújo ^a   Macieira, José Caetano ^a   Fakhouri, Ricardo ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

HTLV I infection; Polymyositis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; POLYMYOSITIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VIROLOGY;

BIOPSY; FEMALE; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POLYMYOSITIS;

EID: 0034276744     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2000000500025     Document Type: Article

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