Granulomatous myositis: A clinical study of thirteen cases

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-177

  Le Roux, Karine ^a   Streichenberger, Nathalie ^a   Vial, Christophe ^a   Petiot, Philippe ^a   Feasson, Leonard ^b   Bouhour, Françoise ^a   Ninet, Jacques ^a   Lachenal, Florence ^a   Broussolle, Christiane ^a   Sève, Pascal ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

^c HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

Granuloma; Granulomatous myositis; Myopathy; Myositis; Sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; ETANERCEPT; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHOTREXATE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; STEROID; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS MYOSITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MYOPATHY; MYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOSITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 33846977735     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20683     Document Type: Article

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