Generalized myositis mimicking polymyositis associated with chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 252, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 519-525

  Uchiyama, Tomoyuki ^a   Arai, Kimito ^a   Yamamoto Tabata, Takako ^b   Hirai, Kanji ^c   Kishimoto, Kouji ^d   Nakamura, Yoshiko ^d   Hattori, Takamichi ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d SHOWA UNIVERSITY FUJIGAOKA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus; Infectious diseases; Myopathies; Orbital; Polymyositis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; GANCICLOVIR; MEPREDNISONE; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLONAL VARIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; IMMUNOTHERAPY; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOPATHY; MYOSITIS; ORBIT INFECTION; PATHOLOGY; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SYMPTOM; T LYMPHOCYTE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOSITIS; POLYMYOSITIS;

EID: 20044383955     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-005-0679-1     Document Type: Article

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