Abstract We report a case of systemic sclerosis (SSc) associated with inclusion body myositis (IBM). A 58-year-old man was diagnosed as having SSc at the age of 35 years, and had been suffering from chronic progressive weakness and atrophy of the limb muscles. A diagnosis of IBM was established by muscle biopsy. Although most such patients show a poor response to corticosteroids and immunosupressants, glucocorticoid therapy was effective in the present case.
Key words
Key words Autoimmune disease ・ Corticosteroids ・ Inclusion body myositis (IBM) ・ Rimmed vacuoles
