Ueber acute Polymyositis und Neuromyositis1)

untersuchung ueber biologie und die empfindlich- keit von eulecanium coryli l. gegen ueber insekt- iziden

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Ueber die Wirkung des neuen Tuberkulins TR auf Gewebe und Tuberkelbacillen

Acute interstitial nephritis in association with polymyositis.

170 J Postgrad Med April 2008 Vol 54 Issue 2 lower lobes of the lungs, especially if it is in contact with the diaphragm, along with primary lung, pleural and diaphragmatic neoplasms as well as metastases and other non-neoplastic causes. A noninvasive imaging modality such as a CT scan with FNAC should establish the correct diagnosis and more invasive procedures like diagnostic pneumoperitoneum...

Acute Onset Polymyositis after Prolactinoma Extirpation

Hyperprolactinemia has been related to autoimmune diseases. Herein, we describe a case of a female with a prolactin producer pituitary macroadenoma who developed severe polymyositis one month after its removal. The patient had very high levels of CPK and muscle biopsy showed remarkable inflammatory infiltration. Steroid therapy was followed with total recovery. To the best of our knowledge, thi...

Acute renal failure due to polymyositis.

Crush injury is a recognised cause of acute renal failure, histologically giving characteristic myoglobin casts in biopsy specimens. A similar syndrome can be precipitated by muscle damage associated with barbiturate overdose1 and carbon monoxide poisoning.2 We report a case of acute renal failure in which the renal biopsy specimen showed a typical "crush injury" appearance due to severe acute ...