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eosinophilic polymyositis
Thursday 23 February 2006
Synopsis
degeneration of muscle fibers
marked eosinophilic infiltration
peripheral eosinophilia
Differential diagnosis
hypereosinophilic syndrome
collagen vascular diseases
parasites
heart failure
tissue injuries
loss of muscle fibers
interstitial fibrosis
infiltrates of lymphocytes in the skeletal muscles, heart and various visceral organs
References
Ishizawa K, Adachi D, Kuboi K, Yamaguchi T, Mitsuhashi T, Shimizu Y, Mimura T, Nishimura S, Shimizu M, Hirose T. Multiple organ involvement in eosinophilic polymyositis: an autopsy report. Hum Pathol. 2006 Feb;37(2):231-5. PMID: 16426924
