Polymyositis with tubular aggregates

We report a patient with classic idiopathic polymyositis who had tubular aggregates on muscle biopsy. Tubular aggregates are distinctly rare in polymyositis although seen in a variety of other muscle disorders including myopathies associated with muscle cramping. Our patient did not have muscle cram...

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Published inJournal of rheumatology Vol. 15; no. 8; p. 1288
Main Authors Grunnet, M L, Abeles, M, Hofbauer, H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada 01.08.1988
Subjects
Biopsy
Female
Humans
Microscopy, Electron
Middle Aged
Muscles - ultrastructure
Myositis - complications
Myositis - drug therapy
Myositis - pathology
Prednisone - therapeutic use
Pulmonary Fibrosis - complications
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Summary:We report a patient with classic idiopathic polymyositis who had tubular aggregates on muscle biopsy. Tubular aggregates are distinctly rare in polymyositis although seen in a variety of other muscle disorders including myopathies associated with muscle cramping. Our patient did not have muscle cramps or severe myalgia. Moreover, the patient's disease responded to steroids, indicating that tubular aggregates were not a marker for steroid resistance. The function of the tubular aggregates in this disease is not clear.
ISSN:0315-162X