Abstract
Patients with inclusion body myositis demonstrate characteristic histological and electronmicroscopical abnormalities in muscle and are generally considered refractory to treatment. A patient with inclusion body myositis is described with evidence of associated autoimmune disease, who responded to steroids.
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