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Case 14-2017 - A 20-Year-Old Man with Pain and Swelling of the Left Calf and a Purpuric Rash.
- Source :
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New England Journal of Medicine . 5/11/2017, Vol. 376 Issue 19, p1868-1877. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- The article presents a case study of a 20-year-old man who was diagnosed with IgA vasculatis after being sent to an outpatient clinic due to complaints of purpuric rash and pain and swelling in his left calf. It mentions that the patient has a history of Crohn's disease at the age of 10 due to prolonged used of glucocorticoid. It discusses the effectiveness of using glucocorticoid with the lowest effective dose for treating the disease.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00284793
- Volume :
- 376
- Issue :
- 19
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 123029540
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMcpc1616397