title: [Immunocytochemical study of the inflammatory forms of facioscapulohumeral myopathies and correlation with other types of myositis].
abstract: The inflammatory forms of facioscapulohumeral myopathies are rare. In a series of 52 cases, six patients had these types. Only four cases could be investigated with immunochemical staining (immunoperoxidase). Monoclonal antibodies reactive for B cells, T4 cells, T8 cells, natural killer cells were used for cell typing. Macrophages were identified by the acid phosphatase reaction. Nine muscles have been used as controls: 3 normal muscles, 3 polymyositis and 3 dermatomyositis. In all these inflammatory myopathies T cells were the most abundant cells. NK cells were rare. In inflammatory FSH-D and in polymyositis the infiltrates were principally endomysial, whereas T8 lymphocytes were more abundant than T4 lymphocytes; it was the contrary in the perivascular and perimysial sites of accumulation. In dermatomyositis the infiltrates were especially perivascular. In this site of accumulation T4 was twice abundant than T8, B cells and macrophages were also very abundant. In the endomysium the T8 cells were more numerous than T4 cells. It seems that the inflammatory forms of FSH-D should be considered as an inflammatory myopathy. In these forms a polymyositis should be associated with the dystrophy. These forms could be considered as an association of a polymyositis and a muscular dystrophy, but the circumstances of their appearance and their non-response to corticosteroid administration remain to be determined.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Anatomie Pathologique et de Neuropathologie, CHU Timone, Marseille.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Figarella-Branger
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Pellissier
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Serratrice
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pouget
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bianco
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D009220:Myositis / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Etude immunocytochimique des formes inflammatoires de myopathies facio-scapulo-humérales et corrélation avec d'autres myosites.