Inflammatory Muscle Disease
Conditions
Brief summary
Correlation between clinical , ultrasonographical, neurophysiological and histopathological findings in muscle diseases of different etiologies.
Interventions
PROCEDUREmuscle biopsy
true cut needle biopsy
Sponsors
Assiut University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Muscle diseases of different etiologies. 2. Any age.
Exclusion criteria
1. Patient refuse to participate. 2. The anatomy is altered due to severe trauma, tumor , or surgery. 3. Severe deformity preventing examination.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| microscopic picture of muscle in inflammatory and degenerative muscle disease | 1 year | true cut needle muscle biopsy is done to differentiate between inflammatory and degenerative muscle disease in microsopic picture |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| muscle ultrasound in inflammatory and degenerative muscle disease | 1 year | muscle ultrasound picture and dimensions in inflammatory and degenerative muscle disease |
| neurophysiology in inflammatory and degenerative muscle disease | 1 year | electromyography changes in inflammatory and degenerative muscle disease |
Contacts
Primary Contacthuda mahmoud, Dr
Backup ContactNageh Fouly kamal, Prof
Outcome results
None listed