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Acute polymyositis associated with W. bancrofti
Authors:S.K. Poddar  S. Misra  N.K. Singh
Affiliation:Division of Neurology, Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi- 221 005, India;Department of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi- 221 005, India.
Abstract:Two cases of acute polymyosotis associated with W. bancrofti , presented with generalised painful swelling and weakness of the muscles. These patients had elevated muscle enzymes, a myopathic EMG pattern, inflammatory myopathy on biopsy and W. bancrofti in the peripheral blood smear. The clinical, improvement of the disorder and total clearance of microfilariae was obtained with the combination therapy of steroid and diethyl-carbamazine in comparison with steroid alone.
Keywords:polymyositis    W. bancrofti    filariasis
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