Disseminated Mycobacterium Avium Infection Masquerading as Longstanding Polymyositis
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Disseminated Mycobacterium avium infection masquerading as longstanding polymyositis
A 63-year-old lady presented in May 2010 with a three-month history of fever, weight loss, night sweats and a widespread rash. The initial diagnosis was a relapse of polymyositis. She had anti Jo-1 antibody-related polymyositis diagnosed in 1993 on clinical, serologic and electromyologic evidence. She had been treated with ≥15 mg prednisolone since 1993 and weekly oral methotrexate 15 mg since ...
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متن کاملDisseminated Infection Due to Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Complex
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: JRSM Short Reports
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2042-5333
DOI: 10.1258/shorts.2011.011091