Hepatitis C and inclusion body myositis

J A Alexander; C J Huebner

Hepatitis C and inclusion body myositis

Am J Gastroenterol. 1996 Sep;91(9):1845-7.

Authors

J A Alexander¹, C J Huebner

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Burns Clinic Medical Center, Petoskey, Michigan, USA.

PMID: 8792712

Abstract

Hepatitis C is known to be associated with a myriad of autoimmune diseases. Inclusion body myositis is an inflammatory myopathy of unknown etiology. We report the first case of chronic hepatitis C with inclusion body myositis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Autoimmune Diseases / complications*
Autoimmune Diseases / immunology
Hepatitis C / complications*
Hepatitis C / immunology
Hepatitis, Chronic / complications*
Hepatitis, Chronic / immunology
Humans
Male
Muscle, Skeletal / pathology
Myositis, Inclusion Body / complications*
Myositis, Inclusion Body / immunology