Autoimmune & inflammatory nmd

Inclusion body myositis (IBM) is a slowly progressive myopathy with unique clinical and pathological features. So far, there are several case reports of patients with IBM and HTLV-I infection. However, there is no study that investigated clinical features of IBM associated with HTLV-I infection. We investigated the clinical differences between the IBM patients with and without anti-HTLV-I antibodies. In 402 patients enrolled into the study, 250 patients fulfilled the ENMC2011 criteria for diagnoses of IBM.
Source: Neuromuscular Disorders - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research