Myopathy associated with AIDS
| Autor: | F. S. Camporeale, M. Cauli, M. Cioffi, S. Noce, A. V. M. Orsini, M. Marolda, A. Bassi, M. Carandente, R. De Mercato |
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| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
| Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Neurology Biopsy Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Disease medicine.disease_cause Polymyositis Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Muscular Diseases medicine Humans Myopathy Tropism Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome business.industry General Neuroscience virus diseases medicine.disease Immunology Female Neurology (clinical) Neurosurgery medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Italian journal of neurological sciences. 10(4) |
| ISSN: | 0392-0461 |
| Popis: | We report 3 cases of AIDS complicated by muscular disease: 2 with acute polymyositis and 1 with severe noninflammatory myopathy. Tests for an alternative infectious etiology were negative. HIV may well have a tropism for muscle tissue. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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