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Two patients with dermatomyositis showed a decreased excretion of urinary calcium and an apparent impaired ability to store phosphorus. The amounts of urinary creatinine were diminished proportionally to the amounts of muscular wasting. Both patients had considerable creatinuria and an impaired creatine tolerance. Prolonged administration of large amounts of wheat germ was followed by decrease in creatinuria, increase in urinary creatinine, and definite clinical improvement.
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