Dermatomyositis

A type of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy characterized by evocative skin lesions and symmetrical proximal muscle weakness.

Respiratory failure

A severe form of respiratory insufficiency characterized by inadequate gas exchange such that the levels of oxygen or carbon dioxide cannot be maintained within normal limits.


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PMID (PMCID)
31273873
OTHER
Lower-lobe predominant pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis.
Kinoshita Y, Watanabe K, Ishii H, Kushima H, Nabeshima K.
Pathol Int. 2019;:.
A 71-year-old woman who had been diagnosed with dermatomyositis-related interstitial pneumonia died of respiratory failure.
30463865
FEMALE Middle Aged
Effect of plasma exchange on antifactor Xa activity of enoxaparin and serum levetiracetam levels.
Peters BJ, Hofer M, Daniels CE, Winters JL.
Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2018;75(23):1883-1888.
A 52-year-old woman was treated with levetiracetam and prophylactic enoxaparin while receiving TPE to manage respiratory failure due to anti-MDA5 antibody-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) with dermatomyositis.
27995057
(5153447)
OTHER
Rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease due to anti-MDA-5 antibody-positive clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis complicated with cervical cancer: Successful treatment with direct hemoperfusion using polymyxin B-immobilized fiber column therapy.
Ichiyasu H, Sakamoto Y, Yoshida C, Sakamoto K, Fujita R, Nakayama G, Okabayashi H, Saeki S, Okamoto S, Kohrogi H.
Respir Med Case Rep. 2017;20:51-54.
The anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA-5) antibody is a marker of clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM) and rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease (ILD) with acute respiratory failure.
23531196
(3620045)
OTHER
Respiratory failure in a patient with dermatomyositis.
Salimbene I, Leli I, Valente S.
Multidiscip Respir Med. 2013;8(1):27.
Respiratory failure in a patient with dermatomyositis.
23531196
(3620045)
OTHER
Respiratory failure in a patient with dermatomyositis.
Salimbene I, Leli I, Valente S.
Multidiscip Respir Med. 2013;8(1):27.
This ventilatory support was maintained for a week, with resolution of the respiratory failure.In this brief case report we want to highlight various pulmonary complications as a result of dermatomyositis.
16386077
FEMALE Adult
[Non invasive mechanical ventilation in intensive care unit in patient with respiratory failure as the first manifestation of dermatomyositis].
Obon Azuara B, Gutierrez Cia I, Sanchez Polo C.
An Med Interna. 2005;22(9):434-6.
[Non invasive mechanical ventilation in intensive care unit in patient with respiratory failure as the first manifestation of dermatomyositis].
12223988
FEMALE Adult
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy with diffuse alveolar damage.
Lee CS, Chen TL, Tzen CY, Lin FJ, Peng MJ, Wu CL, Chen PJ.
Clin Rheumatol. 2002;21(5):391-6.
We report five patients with IIM (one with dermatomyositis, one with polymyositis, and three with amyopathic dermatomyositis) and respiratory failure.
12223988
FEMALE Adult
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy with diffuse alveolar damage.
Lee CS, Chen TL, Tzen CY, Lin FJ, Peng MJ, Wu CL, Chen PJ.
Clin Rheumatol. 2002;21(5):391-6.
We report five patients with IIM (one with dermatomyositis, one with polymyositis, and three with amyopathic dermatomyositis) and respiratory failure.
12166114
FEMALE Middle Aged
[Analysis of human cytomegalovirus infection of an autopsy case of dermatomyositis with rapidly progressive interstitial pneumonia: the possible correlation between the viral genome and its related protein on the pathogenesis].
Arita N, Ito MR, Nakatani K, Fujii H, Ohishi H, Izumiyama T, Hirabayashi Y, Saito T, Nose M.
Ryumachi. 2002;42(3):597-604.
We describe a case of a 61-year-old woman with amyopathic dermatomyositis (ADM), who developed rapidly progressive interstitial pneumonia and died of respiratory failure.
8752518
MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
[Interstitial lung disease in patients with connective tissue diseases].
Hirakata M, Nakamura K, Kaburaki J, Suwa A, Mimori T, Kanazawa M, Akizuki M.
Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi. 1995;33 Suppl:268-76.
Among the 8 patients with acute disease, 4 (all with dermatomyositis) died of respiratory failure and 3 (all with systemic lupus erythematosus) responded to corticosteroids.
2681909
FEMALE Middle Aged
[A case of dermatomyositis which rapidly developed to respiratory failure in the presence of pneumomediastinum].
Kobayashi N, Takizawa H, Sugiyama H, Dohi M, Ishii A, Ohta K, Suko M, Mato T, Tanimoto K, Okudaira H, et al..
Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi. 1989;27(7):848-54.
[A case of dermatomyositis which rapidly developed to respiratory failure in the presence of pneumomediastinum].
3323639
FEMALE Child
Juvenile dermatomyositis with respiratory failure and peripheral nerve paralyses. A case report.
Hussein A.
Klin Padiatr. 1987;199(6):447-8.
A 9.5 years old girl suffering from an acute dermatomyositis, developed a respiratory failure, which was successfully managed with mechanical ventilation for 6 days.