Embolia Cutis Medicamentosa after Subcutaneous Injection with Glatiramer Acetate

Embolia cutis medicamentosa (ECM) is a rare and unpredictable injection site reaction, occurring after intramuscular, subcutaneous, and even after intraarticular injection of various drugs. We report a very rare case of necrotizing ECM after injection of glatiramer acetate for multiple sclerosis, in...

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Autores principales: Vlahova, Lyubomira, Kretschmer, Lutz, Schön, Michael P., Mössner, Rotraut
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7989669/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33790754
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000510017
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author Vlahova, Lyubomira
Kretschmer, Lutz
Schön, Michael P.
Mössner, Rotraut
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description Embolia cutis medicamentosa (ECM) is a rare and unpredictable injection site reaction, occurring after intramuscular, subcutaneous, and even after intraarticular injection of various drugs. We report a very rare case of necrotizing ECM after injection of glatiramer acetate for multiple sclerosis, include a photo documentation over the entire disease course, and discuss hypotheses as to etiology and treatment.
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spelling pubmed-79896692021-03-30 Embolia Cutis Medicamentosa after Subcutaneous Injection with Glatiramer Acetate Vlahova, Lyubomira Kretschmer, Lutz Schön, Michael P. Mössner, Rotraut Case Rep Dermatol Single Case Embolia cutis medicamentosa (ECM) is a rare and unpredictable injection site reaction, occurring after intramuscular, subcutaneous, and even after intraarticular injection of various drugs. We report a very rare case of necrotizing ECM after injection of glatiramer acetate for multiple sclerosis, include a photo documentation over the entire disease course, and discuss hypotheses as to etiology and treatment. S. Karger AG 2021-02-16 /pmc/articles/PMC7989669/ /pubmed/33790754 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000510017 Text en Copyright © 2021 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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Embolia Cutis Medicamentosa after Subcutaneous Injection with Glatiramer Acetate
title Embolia Cutis Medicamentosa after Subcutaneous Injection with Glatiramer Acetate
title_full Embolia Cutis Medicamentosa after Subcutaneous Injection with Glatiramer Acetate
title_fullStr Embolia Cutis Medicamentosa after Subcutaneous Injection with Glatiramer Acetate
title_full_unstemmed Embolia Cutis Medicamentosa after Subcutaneous Injection with Glatiramer Acetate
title_short Embolia Cutis Medicamentosa after Subcutaneous Injection with Glatiramer Acetate
title_sort embolia cutis medicamentosa after subcutaneous injection with glatiramer acetate
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7989669/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33790754
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000510017
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