Polymyositis, invasion of non-necrotic muscle fibres, and the art of repetition.
review · Level V
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Abstract
The presence of cellular inflammatory infiltrates with invasion of non-necrotic muscle fibres has become a prerequisite for the diagnosis of polymyositis, but a structured literature search shows that the research evidence is insufficiently strong for this histological feature to be used as a diagnostic criterion
Medical subject headings
- Muscle Fibers, Skeletal
- Muscular Diseases
- Polymyositis