Polymyositis

A rare idiopathic inflammatory myopathy characterized by symmetric proximal muscle weakness and elevated muscle enzymes.

Thromboembolism

The formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel that subsequently travels through the blood stream from the site where it formed to another location in the body, generally leading to vascular occlusion at the distant site.


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PMID (PMCID)
19044031
 FEMALE Middle Aged
[Massive pulmonary thromboembolism found at autopsy in a patient with a 14-year history of polymyositis-associated nonspecific interstitial pneumonia].
Takagi Y, Hagiwara K, Sato T, Akiyama O, Ogura T, Tsugata M, Takemura T.
Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi. 2008;46(10):808-13.
[Massive pulmonary thromboembolism found at autopsy in a patient with a 14-year history of polymyositis-associated nonspecific interstitial pneumonia].
19044031
 FEMALE Middle Aged
[Massive pulmonary thromboembolism found at autopsy in a patient with a 14-year history of polymyositis-associated nonspecific interstitial pneumonia].
Takagi Y, Hagiwara K, Sato T, Akiyama O, Ogura T, Tsugata M, Takemura T.
Nihon Kokyuki Gakkai Zasshi. 2008;46(10):808-13.
Massive pulmonary thromboembolism is extremely rare in patients with polymyositis-associated NSIP, but it should be considered as a possible cause of acute exacerbation of respiratory failure.