| Literature DB >> 35348848 |
S T Jendrek1, M Glatzel2, D Pauli3, S Schinke4, J Y Humrich4, P Lamprecht4, G Riemekasten4.
Abstract
This article describes a hantavirus-associated pronounced myositis as a rare differential diagnosis to polymyositis. The literature on the pathogenesis of hantavirus disease discusses less a direct viral cytopathology but more a secondary immune dysregulation with induction of a capillary leak. This article describes for the first time a case of successful treatment of protracted hantavirus myositis using high-dose glucocorticoids and cyclophosphamide, followed by ciclosporin and MTX.Entities:
Keywords: Diagnosis; Hantavirus; Immunosuppression; Myalgias; Myositis
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Year: 2022 PMID: 35348848 PMCID: PMC9532281 DOI: 10.1007/s00393-022-01173-w
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Z Rheumatol ISSN: 0340-1855 Impact factor: 1.530


