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Volume 35, Issue 1, March 2024



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Mediterr J Rheumatol 2024;35(1):179-83
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New-Onset MDA-5 Dermatomyositis in a Patient Following COVID-19 Vaccination: A Case Report
Eleana Bolla1, George E. Fragoulis2, Alexios Iliopoulos1
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1Department of Rheumatology, 417 Army Share Fund Hospital (NIMTS), Athens, Greece

2Rheumatology Unit, First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko General Hospital, Athens, Greece

E Bolla, GE Fragoulis, A Iliopoulos

Keywords: anti-MDA-5 dermatomyositis, interstitial lung disease, Sars-CoV-2 infection, COVID-19 vaccination, autoimmunity induction, case report
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