Catalog

Myopathy with cytoplasmic bodies

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Myopathy with cytoplasmic bodies – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/670506514

Myopathy characterised by the presence of cytoplasmic bodies, which are abnormal protein aggregates usually visualised as red-coloured objects on modified Gomori trichrome stain. They can be observed in a wide range of myopathic conditions. although they are considered as one of the representative pathological findings in myofibrillar myopathy and hereditary myopathy with early respiratory failure.