A case of dermatomyositis with a dramatic response to IVIG treatment

Volume: 55 Number: 1 March 1, 2016
  • Münevver Okay
  • Buse Rahime Hasırcı
  • İlknur Aydın Cantürk
  • Dilek Ağırcan
  • Abdulkadir Koçer
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A case of dermatomyositis with a dramatic response to IVIG treatment

Abstract

Dermatomiyozitis (DM) is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy and a rare connective tissue disease which is characterized by skin lesions. Diagnosis of DM requires a characteristic rash and other criteria, such as proximal muscle weakness and muscle enzyme level elevation. In this paper we present a twenty-six-year-old man who attended with muscle weakness, typical skin manifestations and providing a dramatic response to IVIG treatment of dermatomyositis.

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Münevver Okay

Buse Rahime Hasırcı

İlknur Aydın Cantürk

Dilek Ağırcan

Abdulkadir Koçer

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March 1, 2016

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March 1, 2016

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Year 2016 Volume: 55 Number: 1

Vancouver
1.Münevver Okay, Buse Rahime Hasırcı, İlknur Aydın Cantürk, Dilek Ağırcan, Abdulkadir Koçer. IVIG tedavisine dramatik yanıt veren dermatomiyozit olgusu. EJM. 2016 Mar. 1;55(1):32-4. doi:10.19161/etd.344174

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