Trismus as a new feature of VEXAS syndrome.
| Autor: | Archambeaud, Alexis, Dreau, Claire Le, Bigot, Adrien, Kosmider, Olivier, Taleb, Assia, Boucher, Lara, Temple, Marie, Cottier, Jean-Philippe, Maillot, François, Audemard-Verger, Alexandra |
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ADRENOCORTICAL hormones
BIOPSY BLOOD testing DOPPLER ultrasonography MASSETER muscle EXANTHEMA AUTOINFLAMMATORY diseases PREDNISONE IMMUNOLOGY technique POSITRON emission tomography MAGNETIC resonance imaging SEVERITY of illness index TREATMENT effectiveness GENETIC mutation INFLAMMATION TRISMUS COMORBIDITY PTERYGOID muscles SYMPTOMS |
| Zdroj: | Rheumatology; Sep2024, Vol. 63 Issue 9, pe258-e260, 3p |
| Abstrakt: | The article discusses the case of a patient with severe trismus leading to the diagnosis of vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, somatic (VEXAS) syndrome. Topics discussed include magnetic resonance imaging revealing inflammation of masticatory muscles, the mutation in exon 3 of the UBA 1 gene, and the resolution of clinical symptoms following corticosteroid therapy with prednisone. |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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