A case of inclusion body myositis with benign monoclonal gammopathy successfully responding to repeated immunoabsorption
- aDepartment of Neurology, Toranomon Hospital, 2–2–2, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105–8470, Japan, bDepartment of Neurology, Division of Neuroscience, Graduate school of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7–3–1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113–0033, Japan
- Dr H Nakase, Department of Neurology, Toranomon Hospital, 2–2–2, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105–8470, Japan emailnakase-tky{at}umin.ac.jp
- Received 5 March 1999
- Revised 15 July 1999
- Accepted 16 August 1999
Abstract
A 69 year old woman with inclusion body myositis is described. She presented with benign monoclonal gammopathy. She was resistant to steroid therapy, but responded to repeated immunoabsorption. Up to now, there has been no established therapy for inclusion body myositis, including IVIg. It is suggested that immunoabsorption could be an alternative therapy for inclusion body myositis, when it was accompanied by immunological abnormality.
