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. 2013 Dec;19(6 Muscle Disease):1615–1633. doi: 10.1212/01.CON.0000440662.26427.bd

Figure 5-7.

Figure 5-7.

Necrotizing myositis. Muscle biopsy reveals scattered necrotic fibers, some in the process of undergoing phagocytosis. Unlike polymyositis, there is scant, if any, inflammatory cell infiltrate, except in fibers undergoing phagocytosis (hematoxylin and eosin stain).