Book chapter
Inclusion Body Myositis
International Neurology, pp.474-476
Wiley-Blackwell
2010
Abstract
Keywords:
inclusion body myositis;
sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM) - common myopathy in Caucasians over 50 years of age;
epidemiology and genetic susceptibility;
genetic susceptibility, linked to HLA-DR3 and 8.1 MHC ancestral haplotype (AH) in West Australian cohort;
serum CK level - normal or mildly elevated (up to 10 times normal);
no therapy currently - for stopping disease progression;
intravenous immunoglobulin therapy (IVIG) - short-term benefit in selected cases;
glucocorticoids and cytotoxic agents
Details
- Title
- Inclusion Body Myositis
- Authors/Creators
- F.L. Mastaglia (Author/Creator) - The University of Western AustraliaM. Needham (Author/Creator)
- Contributors
- R.P. Lisak (Editor)D.D. Truong (Editor)W.M. Carroll (Editor)R. Bhidayasiri (Editor)
- Publication Details
- International Neurology, pp.474-476
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Identifiers
- 991005541249907891
- Copyright
- © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
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