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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-3-16
pubmed:abstractText
Morphologic and histochemical studies of basophilic degeneration (BD) of skeletal muscle were performed on a 64-year-old woman with hypothyroid myopathy. The BD had staining characteristics of polysaccharide and similarity to the deposits described in cardiac muscle in five of six muscle groups studied and was absent in the diaphragm. The frequent occurrence of BD at the myotendinous junction suggested the necessity of including this area in muscle biopsy specimens of suspected hypothyroid myopathy. Review of the literature indicated a need for more detailed examination of muscle specimens of these patients to determine the clinical implication and biochemical nature of the BD. To my knowledge, the demonstration of a close association of BD and leptomeres and the presence of crystalline structures within the BD have not been described previously.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0003-9985
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
108
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
239-45
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Basophilic degeneration of skeletal muscle in hypothyroid myopathy. Histochemical and ultrastructural studies.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports