Anesthetic management of a patient with dermatomyositis
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Zeynep Nur Akçaboy, Erkan Yavuz Akçaboy 1 * , Sinem Yalçın Bayrakçı, Özlem Soyal, Nermin Göğüş
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1 Numune Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi I. Anesteziyoloji ve Reanimasyon Kliniği, Ankara, Turkey* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Dermatomyositis is a rare disease of unknown etiology characterized by proximal muscle weakness as a result of inflammation and degeneration of muscles. Concerning the anesthetic management of a patient with dermatomyositis, there is little and conflict information on the appropriate use of muscle relaxants. In this case we present an anesthetic management in a patient diagnosed as dermatomyositis. 

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Article Type: Case Report

J Clin Exp Invest, Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2012, 277-279

https://doi.org/10.5799/ahinjs.01.2012.02.0160

Publication date: 12 Jun 2012

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