Inflammatory myopathies in the elderly

Infl ammatory myopathies were analysed according to its differentpresentations, which include dermatomyositis, polymyositis andinclusion body myopathies, especially related to old age. Severalaspects were discussed such as incidence, etiology, clinical picture,diagnosis, differencial diagnosis, trea...

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Main Authors: Edgard Torres dos Reis Neto, Daniel Feldman Pollak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2008-03-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/834-Einstein%20Suplemento%20v6n1%20pS48-54.pdf
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spelling doaj-1cd61b128bb54e7696e62db6e4134f082020-11-24T21:57:32ZengInstituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert EinsteinEinstein (São Paulo)1679-45082008-03-016S1S48S54Inflammatory myopathies in the elderlyEdgard Torres dos Reis NetoDaniel Feldman PollakInfl ammatory myopathies were analysed according to its differentpresentations, which include dermatomyositis, polymyositis andinclusion body myopathies, especially related to old age. Severalaspects were discussed such as incidence, etiology, clinical picture,diagnosis, differencial diagnosis, treatment in its various modalitiesand prognosis. The association between infl ammatory myopathies andneoplastic diseases were particularly evaluated.http://www.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/834-Einstein%20Suplemento%20v6n1%20pS48-54.pdfMuscular diseasesDermatomyositisPolymyositisMitochondrial myopathies
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author Edgard Torres dos Reis Neto
Daniel Feldman Pollak
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Daniel Feldman Pollak
Inflammatory myopathies in the elderly
Einstein (São Paulo)
Muscular diseases
Dermatomyositis
Polymyositis
Mitochondrial myopathies
author_facet Edgard Torres dos Reis Neto
Daniel Feldman Pollak
author_sort Edgard Torres dos Reis Neto
title Inflammatory myopathies in the elderly
title_short Inflammatory myopathies in the elderly
title_full Inflammatory myopathies in the elderly
title_fullStr Inflammatory myopathies in the elderly
title_full_unstemmed Inflammatory myopathies in the elderly
title_sort inflammatory myopathies in the elderly
publisher Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
series Einstein (São Paulo)
issn 1679-4508
publishDate 2008-03-01
description Infl ammatory myopathies were analysed according to its differentpresentations, which include dermatomyositis, polymyositis andinclusion body myopathies, especially related to old age. Severalaspects were discussed such as incidence, etiology, clinical picture,diagnosis, differencial diagnosis, treatment in its various modalitiesand prognosis. The association between infl ammatory myopathies andneoplastic diseases were particularly evaluated.
topic Muscular diseases
Dermatomyositis
Polymyositis
Mitochondrial myopathies
url http://www.einstein.br/revista/arquivos/PDF/834-Einstein%20Suplemento%20v6n1%20pS48-54.pdf
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