Acute polymyositis associated with W. bancrofti.
Two cases of acute polymyositis 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.
Division of Neurology, BHU, Varanasi, India.
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SK
Poddar
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Misra
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Singh
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D004049:Diethylcarbamazine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004576:Electromyography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013256:Steroids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D013256:Steroids; D004049:Diethylcarbamazine