Korean J Clin Neurophysiol.  2015 Dec;17(2):95-97. 10.14253/kjcn.2015.17.2.95.

A Case of Eosinophilic Polymyositis in a Patient with IgA Nephropathy

• Lee CM

• KMID: 2403248
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14253/kjcn.2015.17.2.95

Abstract

No abstract available.

Keyword

Eosinophilic polymyositis; IgA nephropathy

MeSH Terms

Eosinophils*
Glomerulonephritis, IGA*
Humans
Immunoglobulin A*
Polymyositis*
Immunoglobulin A

Figure

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  Fig. 1. Muscle biopsy findings. Endomyseal spaces of the muscle fibers are infiltrated by many eosinophils (arrow) that are focally found within a necrotic myofiber. H&E stain, ×400.

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