A Curious Case of Proximal Muscle Weakness with Eosinophilic Polymyositis
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Eosinophilic polymyositis (EPM) is part of a rare disorder, eosinophilic myopathies (EM), which is a form of polymyositis characterized by the presence of eosinophils in muscle biopsy sections and occasionally blood eosinophilia. Herein, we are presenting an interesting case of eosinophilic polymyositis presenting with muscle pain with no other organ systems involved.
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دوره 2016 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2016