Myalgia with the presence of pathologic EMG correlates with perimysial inflammatory infiltrates

Conclusions Normal muscle contains a considerable number of macrophages and T-lymphocytes. Muscle biopsy is likely to detect inflammatory changes in patients with myalgia or hyperCKemia only if pathologic EMG findings are present.
Source: Neurology Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Autoimmune diseases, Muscle disease, EMG Article Source Type: research