Clinical usefulness of needle muscle biopsy in twenty-four patients with proximal weakness.
Muscle biopsy is an important tool in the evaluation of muscle disease. This was performed on twenty-four patients using the percutaneous needle method. Useful findings were obtained in all twenty-four patients. The method is safe, convenient and reliable and should be considered as a practical alternative to open muscle biopsy.
Department of Rheumatology & Immunology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
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KH
Leong
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Boey
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Poh
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Kwan
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Lee
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Koh
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Feng
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology*; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000473:pathology