title: A case of inclusion body myositis with systemic sclerosis.
abstract: Abstract We report a case of systemic sclerosis (SSc) associated with inclusion body myositis (IBM). A 58-year-old man was diagnosed as having SSc at the age of 35 years, and had been suffering from chronic progressive weakness and atrophy of the limb muscles. A diagnosis of IBM was established by muscle biopsy. Although most such patients show a poor response to corticosteroids and immunosupressants, glucocorticoid therapy was effective in the present case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntendo University School of Medicine , 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421 , Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kusaoi
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authors.lastname: Fukazawa
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authors.lastname: Hirashima
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authors.lastname: Morita
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authors.lastname: Yamaji
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authors.lastname: Takai
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authors.lastname: Takasaki
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authors.lastname: Hashimoto