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Volume 35, Issue 1, March 2024



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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2023;34(4):550-4
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A Case of Protracted Febrile Myalgia Syndrome with Atypical Course and Severe Asymmetric Loss of Muscle Strength
Rabia Deniz1, Aybüke Mandacı2, Ilayda Gerdan3, Duygu Sevinç Özgür1, Bilgin Karaalioğlu1, Gamze Akkuzu1, Fatih Yıldırım1, Cemal Bes1
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1Department of Rheumatology, University of Health Sciences Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

2Department of Internal Medicine, University of Health Sciences Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

3Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Health Sciences Istanbul Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

R Deniz, I Gerdan, D Sevinç Özgür, B Karaalioğlu, G Akkuzu, F Yıldırım, C Bes

Keywords: anakinra, familial Mediterranean fever, protracted febrile myalgia, P369S mutation
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