Inclusion body myositis and chronic immune thrombocytopenia.

Riggs J E, Schochet S S, Gutmann L, McComas C F, Rogers J S

Arch Neurol. 1984 Jan;41(1):93-5. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1984.04050130099033.

We report a case of inclusion body myositis and chronic immune thrombocytopenia with serum platelet antibodies and circulating immune complexes. Although immune mechanisms probably play an important role in the pathogenesis of inclusion body myositis, a viral etiology cannot be excluded.