Volume : III, Issue : I, January - 2014
Role of Plasmapheresis in a Treatment of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy
Dr Mrs Sampada Karne, Dr Nitin Suryawanshi
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Idiopathic inflammatory syndrome, a rare autoimmune disorder of unknown etiology characterised by muscle inflammation. We report an elderly lady with acute onset , progressive , proximal muscle weakness which developed over a period of one month duration. Clinical features and laboratory results led us to the diagnosis of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy. Her muscle weakness did not improve with steroids. She, then received plasmapheresis , in addition to oral azathioprine which was not found to be beneficial. She improved slowly but marginally, after about one month of combination therapy of oral azathioprine and methotrexate , which was continued.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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Dr Mrs Sampada Karne, Dr Nitin Suryawanshi Role of Plasmapheresis in a Treatment of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.III, Issue.I January 2014
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Dr Mrs Sampada Karne, Dr Nitin Suryawanshi Role of Plasmapheresis in a Treatment of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.III, Issue.I January 2014
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