Myopathies, An Issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics - E-Book
- ISBN-10
- 1455712426
- ISBN-13
- 9781455712427
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-05-12
- Publisher
- Elsevier Health Sciences
- Author
- Robert L. Wortmann
Description
This issue of Rheumatic Disease Clinics provides important updates in myopathies. The following essential topics are covered. Clinical features, pathophysiology, and treatment of polymyositis and dermatomyositis; inclusion body myositis; metabolic myopathies; drug-induced myopathies; muscular dystrophies and neurologic diseases; laboratory testing and imaging; electrophysiological studies; metabolic and genetic testing; and pathology.
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