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Acute polymyositis associated with W. bancrofti
Author(s) -
Poddar S.K.,
Misra S.,
Singh N.K.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1994.tb01666.x
Subject(s) - polymyositis , wuchereria bancrofti , medicine , inflammatory myopathy , muscle biopsy , myopathy , biopsy , myositis , weakness , muscle weakness , pathology , gastroenterology , surgery , immunology , filariasis , helminths
Two cases of acute polymyosotis associated with W. bancrofti , presented with generalised painful swelling and weakness of the muscles. These patients had elevated muscle enzymes, a myopathic EMG pattern, inflammatory myopathy on biopsy and W. bancrofti in the peripheral blood smear. The clinical, improvement of the disorder and total clearance of microfilariae was obtained with the combination therapy of steroid and diethyl‐carbamazine in comparison with steroid alone.