HIV-Associated Acquired Nemaline Myopathy

Has the patient shown normal muscle strength in the past?

• weakness and muscle wasting?

• weakness mainly affecting the proximal and limb-girdle muscles?

• weakness in the neck extensors?

• respiratory insufficiency?

• dysphagia?

Is the serum creatine kinase normal or mildly increased?

Are small rod-shaped bodies are seen within the cytoplasm of many myocytes using special stains?

Does electron microscopy show small nemaline rods?