Inclusion body myositis and chronic immune thrombocytopenia
J. E. Riggs, S. S. Schochet Jr, L. Gutmann, C. F. McComas and J. S. Rogers 2nd
We report a case of inclusion body myositis and chronic immune
thrombocytopenia with serum platelet antibodies and circulating immune
complexes. Although immune mechanisms probably play an important role in
the pathogenesis of inclusion body myositis, a viral etiology cannot be
excluded.