title: Inclusion body myositis associated with celiac sprue and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
authors.forename: Sandra F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Betty A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Mincey
authors.forename: Kenneth T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Calamia
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D007070:Immunoglobulin A