Case Report: Two Cases of Nicolau Syndrome Associated with Glatiramer Acetate
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Recurrent Nicolau syndrome associated with subcutaneous glatiramer acetate injection—a case report
BACKGROUND Glatiramer acetate is worldwide used as first line treatment in relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis. Local skin reactions associated with glatiramer acetate are common, however, only isolated cases of severe local injection site reactions known as Nicolau Syndrome have been reported so far. CASE PRESENTATION We describe the case of a recurrent Nicolau Syndrome occurred during lo...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of MS Care
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1537-2073
DOI: 10.7224/1537-2073.2016-038