Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis in a patient with selective immunoglobulin M deficiency
RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, cilt.29, sa.7, ss.811-815, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 7
- Basım Tarihi: 2009
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00296-008-0788-0
- Dergi Adı: RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.811-815
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis, Selective IgM deficiency
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis is an unusual inflammatory process of unknown origin involving multiple osseous sites, often recurrently. Selective immunoglobulin M (IgM) deficiency is a rare primary immunodeficiency disease, which can be associated with autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, Hashimoto's disease, or hemolytic anemia. Here we report a case of a chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis coexisting with selective IgM deficiency.