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A case of polymyositis in a 15 year old girl demonstrating the clinical course of an infectious disease is presented. The Coxsackie virus B2 was isolated from the stools, and serum antibodies were detected. Histologic examination of muscle showed signs of myositis. The patient was treated with cortisone and recovered completely. Possible viral etiology of the polymyositis is suggested.
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Beschrieben wird der Fall eines 15jährigen Mädchens mit Polymyositis, in deren klinischem Verlauf eine infektiöse Erkrankung auftrat. Aus dem Stuhl wurde das Coxsackie-Virus B2 isoliert und Antikörper im Serum entdeckt. Die histologische Untersuchung von Muskelgewebe ergab Anzeichen der Myositis. Die Patientin wurde mit Kortison behandelt und genas vollständig. Die Möglichkeit einer viralen Ätiologie der Polymyositis wird angedeutet.
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Schiraldi, O., Iandolo, E. Polymyositis accompanying Coxsackie virus B2 infection. Infection 6, 32–34 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01641089
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