Macrophagic myofasciitis in childhood: The role of scanning electron microscopy/energy-dispersive spectroscopy for diagnosis

Ultrastructural Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-50

  Kalil, Ricardo K ^a   Monteiro Jr , Altamir ^a   Lima, Maria Isabel ^a   Silveira, Eni B ^a   Foltran, Francineide S S ^a   Martins, Carlos Speck ^a   Rizzo, Isabela M ^a  

^a SARAH NETWORK OF REHABILITATION HOSPITALS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Macrophagic myofasciitis; Microanalysis; Myopathy; Ultrastructure; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM;

ARTICLE; AUTHOR; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOPLASM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTRONEUROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNIZATION; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; KNOWLEDGE; LABORATORY TEST; MACROPHAGE; MACROPHAGIC MYOFASCIITIS; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE HYPOTONIA; MUSCLE TISSUE; MYOSITIS; MYOTONIA; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SPECTROSCOPY; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TISSUE SECTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYTOPLASM; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; FASCIITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSITIS; VACCINES;

EID: 34147164505     PISSN: 01913123     EISSN: 15210758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01913120601169550     Document Type: Article

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