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We describe a 35-year-old woman with dermatomyositis, who four months after implantation of abdominal Marlex® mesh, developed a severe exacerbation of her disease with muscle weakness, elevated acute-phase reactants, a high level of muscle enzymes, and the appearance of dermal lesions with calcinosis. The Marlex® mesh implant may have triggered the flare-up of her underlying autoimmune disorder.
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Bernard-Medina, G., Gutiérrez-Ureña, S. & Orozco-Alcala, J. Dermatomyositis exacerbated by abdominal Marlex® mesh implantation: Adjuvant effect?. Clin Rheumatol 15, 94–96 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02231697
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