A case of polymyositis associated with scrub typhus / 대한내과학회지
Korean Journal of Medicine
; : 298-301, 2001.
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en Ko
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ABSTRACT
We report the case of a 32-year-old female who developed polymyositis associated with scrub typhus. She exhibited the eschar with high titer of anti-Rickettsia(R)-tsutsugamushi antibody, severe muscle weakness, markedly elevated serum levels of muscle enzymes, EMG changes, and infiltration of macrophages in a muscle biopsy specimen. Initiation of appropriate antibiotic therapy resulted in complete healing of scrub typhus and disappearance of symptoms and signs of polymyositis within 1 month after high dose steroid therapy. We suggest that scrub typhus also be included within the causes of idiopathic inflammatory polymyositis.
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Asunto principal:
Biopsia
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Tifus por Ácaros
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Polimiositis
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Debilidad Muscular
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Macrófagos
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
Ko
Revista:
Korean Journal of Medicine
Año:
2001
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Article