Open AccessAdult-onset Satoyoshi syndrome and response to plasmapheresis
Author(s) -
Rajeshwari Aghoram,
PR Srijithesh,
Sudheeran Kannoth
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.160002
Subject(s) - medicine , plasmapheresis , disease , diarrhea , muscle disease , pediatrics , immunology , antibody
Satoyoshi syndrome is a rare disease characterized by alopecia, recurrent muscle spasms, diarrhea, and skeletal abnormalities Adult-onset disease is reported only in five patients. Most of the reports have not characterized the nature of muscle spasm in the disease. In this paper, we report the first case of adult-onset Satoyoshi syndrome from India and the clinical and electrophysiological response to plasmapheresis.