title: An inflammatory myopathy unmasks a case of leprosy in an Italian patient.
authors.affiliation: IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences, Bologna, Italy. rocco.liguori@unibo.it.|Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. rocco.liguori@unibo.it.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Liguori
authors.affiliation: IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences, Bologna, Italy.|Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Terlizzi
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Giannoccaro
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari School of Medicine, Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Amati
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Foschini
authors.affiliation: Section of Dermatology, Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), S. Martino University Hospital, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parodi
authors.affiliation: IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences, Bologna, Italy.|Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Valentino
mesh_terms: D003622:Dapsone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007917:Leprostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009220:Myositis / Q000209:etiology*; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D007917:Leprostatic Agents; D003622:Dapsone; D012293:Rifampin