1.
Rev. argent. transfus
; 37(1): 61-65, 2011.
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: lil-673565
2.
Med Cutan Ibero Lat Am
; 17(6): 365-8, 1989.
Article
in Spanish
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2699635
ABSTRACT
We present a 45 years old male with dermatomyositis refractory to eight months of standard treatment who responded to plasma exchange. The efficacy of the procedure is estimated from clinical follow-up (increase in strength) and serum creatine-kinase activity (decrease from 3,380 to 44 u/ml.) after five sessions of plasma exchange. The therapeutic indications for PE are reviewed in dermatological diseases with emphasis on cases where the response to steroids or cytotoxic drugs is inadequate.