Inclusion body myositis associated with celiac sprue and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
We report an unusual case of a 51-year-old woman with inclusion body myositis associated with celiac sprue and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. We propose that the presence of all three disorders together suggests that they may share an interrelated immune mechanism.
Williams
Sandra F
SF
Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
Mincey
Betty A
BA
Calamia
Kenneth T
KT
D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood; D001706:Biopsy; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006942:Hypergammaglobulinemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology; D009133:Muscular Atrophy / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D018979:Myositis, Inclusion Body / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology
D001323:Autoantibodies; D007070:Immunoglobulin A