Palazzi C, D'Agostino L, D'Angelo S, Petricca A, Olivieri I
Division of Rheumatology, Villa Pini Clinic, Chieti, Italy.
Rheumatol Int. 2008 Jan;28(3):293-4. doi: 10.1007/s00296-007-0430-6. Epub 2007 Aug 3.
We first describe the onset of acute myositis in a patient suffering from systemic sclerosis after the administration of darbepoetin alpha for renal failure-related anemia. Therapeutic implications and risks are discussed.