DERMATOMYOSITIS AND TOXOPLASMOSIS

被引:36
作者
HENDRICKX, GFM
VERHAGE, J
JENNEKENS, FGI
VANKNAPEN, F
机构
[1] NATL INST PUBL HLTH,DEPT PARASITOL,PATHOL LAB,BILTHOVEN,NETHERLANDS
[2] STATE UNIV UTRECHT,CHILDRENS HOSP,HET WILHELMINA KINDERZIEKENHUIS,UTRECHT,NETHERLANDS
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10.1002/ana.410050416
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
In a patient with childhood dermatomyositis, high toxoplasma antibodies were found at the time of diagnosis. A direct immunofluorescence technique demonstrated active toxoplasmosis in the muscle biopsy. The response to treatment and follow‐up in this patient suggest that toxoplasmosis could have caused the dermatomyositis. Copyright © 1979 American Neurological Association
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页码:393 / 395
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