Camptocormia secondary to polymyositis

Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 368-370

  Mattar, Melina Andrade ^a   Gordo, Joara Martins Da Silva ^a   Halpern, Ari Stiel Radu ^a   Shinjo, Samuel Katsuyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal diseases; Myositis; Polymyositis; Posture

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CREATINE KINASE; CYCLOSPORIN; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE;

ABNORMAL POSTURE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CASE REPORT; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KINESIOTHERAPY; KYPHOSIS; LIMB WEAKNESS; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE NECROSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMYOSITIS; RARE DISEASE;

AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; POLYMYOSITIS; SPINAL CURVATURES;

EID: 84889665423     PISSN: 04825004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0482-50042013000400010     Document Type: Article

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