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Unusual features of myositis with amyloid myopathy

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Abbreviations

CK:

Creatine kinase

MRI:

Magnetic resonance imaging

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  1. Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    Himanshu Gupta

  2. Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    Sankalp Virendrakumar Bhavsar

  3. Neuropathology Section, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Hamilton General Hospital, McMaster University, 237 Barton Street, Hamilton, Ontario, L8L 2X2, Canada

    Jian-Qiang Lu

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HG and JQL were responsible for the conception of the case report, drafted the manuscript, and provided pathology interpretation of muscle biopsy. SVB was responsible for the patient’s clinical care and acquisition of patient case. HG, SVB, and JQL revised the manuscript for intellectual content, gave final approval of the version to be published, and agreed to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

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Gupta, H., Bhavsar, S.V. & Lu, JQ. Unusual features of myositis with amyloid myopathy. Neurol Sci 44, 1457–1459 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-022-06538-2

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