| Literature DB >> 8099367 |
L P Dresser1, E W Massey, E E Johnson, E Bossen.
Abstract
Two cases of ipecac myopathy, one with associated cardiomyopathy are reported. Both patients were young women with eating disorders who came to medical attention because of diffuse muscle weakness. Clinical and electromyographic data suggested ipecac myopathy and muscle biopsies confirmed this diagnosis. One patient had associated clinical and echocardiographic evidence of significant cardiomyopathy. The myopathy resolved and the echocardiogram returned to normal after discontinuing the use of ipecac.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID： 8099367 PMCID： PMC1015020 DOI： 10.1136/jnnp.56.5.560
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry ISSN： 0022-3050 Impact factor: 10.154