Abstract
Article abstract—We report a 70–year-old patient who presented with a 4–year history of weakness of paravertebral muscles. Electrodiagnostic studies revealed a mixed neurogenic-myopathic pattern. Light microscopic examination revealed atrophic fibers with rimmed vacuoles; electron microscopy demonstrated cytoplasmic and intranuclear filaments measuring about 16 nm in width, consistent with the diagnosis of inclusion body myositis. Therapy with corticosteroids provided only a mild and transient benefit. Ten months after the initial evaluation, clinical and electrodiagnostic examination demonstrated mild progression of the disease.
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