Publication: Juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathy in a patient with dyskeratosis congenita due to C16orf57 mutation
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Kılıç, Sara Şebnem
Çekiç, Şükrü
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) is a rare inherited disorder characterized by reticular skin pigmentation, oral cavity leukoplakia, and nail dystrophy. A variety of noncutaneous (dental, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, neurological, genitourinary, ophthalmic, and skeletal) abnormalities also have been reported. An 8-year-old boy with DC developed juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathy. C16orf57 mutation was identified as a genetic cause of DC. Treatment with methylprednisolone was initiated, followed with methotrexate, prednisolone, and high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin treatment. This is the first report on a patient with juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathy and DC.
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Oncology, Hematology, Pediatrics, Dermatomyositis, Dyskeratosis congenital, Inflammatory myopathy, Immunodeficiency, C16orf57 mutation
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Kılıç, S. Ş. ve Çekiç, Ş. (2016). "Juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathy in a patient with dyskeratosis congenita due to C16orf57 mutation". Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 38(2), E75-E77.