title: Acute rhabdomyolysis during the treatment of scleromyxedema with interferon alfa.
abstract: A 34-year-old white man developed acute rhabdomyolysis during the treatment of scleromyxedema with interferon alfa. If interferon alfa is to be used as a therapeutic option for scleromyxedema the possibility of rhabdomyolysis should be considered. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case in which acute rhabdomyolysis was developed during the treatment of scleromyxedema with interferon alfa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology of Dermatology, GATA School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ozdag
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akar
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eroglu
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Erbil
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017512:Lichenoid Eruptions / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D017520:Mucinoses / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009230:Myxedema / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D016898:Interferon-alpha