Steroid myopathy in a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis - Case report

Genel F., Arslanoglu S., Hizarcioglu M., Durmaz B., Uran N., Aktas S.

PANMINERVA MEDICA, cilt.45, sa.1, ss.75-77, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Dergi Adı: PANMINERVA MEDICA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.75-77
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid, diagnosis, arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid, drug therapy, steroids, adverse effects, CANCER-PATIENTS
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

An 8-year-old boy who had been diagnosed as systemic-onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis were on treatment for 8 months with methotrexate and additional steroids during activation. At the end of the 8(th) month when the corticosteroid dose was 12.5 mg/day, he began to suffer from numbness and weakness in his hands. Physical examination, laboratory findings and electromyography results demonstrated myopathy. Steroid myopathy was considered. Corticosteroids were tapered and stopped. At follow-up clinical findings remitted and electromyography became normal at the 4(th) month. We present here this case to direct attention to drug-induced myopathy besides myopathy due to primary disease in connective tissue disorders whenever myopathy exists.