Abstract
A 50-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of skin eruptions on the face, extremities and acute respiratory failure. Characteristic skin lesions with neither muscle symptoms nor elevated CPK prompted a diagnosis of amyopathic dermatomyositis complicated with interstitial pneumonia. Although she received corticosteroid with immunosuppressant, she died of respiratory failure due to the progression of interstitial pneumonia, just three months after the onset of skin eruption. Autopsy demonstrated diffuse alveolar damage in the lung. Clinical evaluation of amyopathic dermatomyositis cases in Japan is also performed.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 160-166 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Japanese Journal of Chest Diseases |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 14 2007 |
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- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
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A case of amyopathic dermatomyositis complicated with acute respiratory failure. / Harada, Eiji; Ooyama, Mayumi; Fujita, Masaki; Fukamachi, Kouichiro; Yoshimi, Michihiro; Kuwano, Kazuyoshi; Nakajima, Yutaka; Nakanishi, Yoichi.
In: Japanese Journal of Chest Diseases, Vol. 66, No. 2, 14.03.2007, p. 160-166.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - A case of amyopathic dermatomyositis complicated with acute respiratory failure
AU - Harada, Eiji
AU - Ooyama, Mayumi
AU - Fujita, Masaki
AU - Fukamachi, Kouichiro
AU - Yoshimi, Michihiro
AU - Kuwano, Kazuyoshi
AU - Nakajima, Yutaka
AU - Nakanishi, Yoichi
PY - 2007/3/14
Y1 - 2007/3/14
N2 - A 50-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of skin eruptions on the face, extremities and acute respiratory failure. Characteristic skin lesions with neither muscle symptoms nor elevated CPK prompted a diagnosis of amyopathic dermatomyositis complicated with interstitial pneumonia. Although she received corticosteroid with immunosuppressant, she died of respiratory failure due to the progression of interstitial pneumonia, just three months after the onset of skin eruption. Autopsy demonstrated diffuse alveolar damage in the lung. Clinical evaluation of amyopathic dermatomyositis cases in Japan is also performed.
AB - A 50-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of skin eruptions on the face, extremities and acute respiratory failure. Characteristic skin lesions with neither muscle symptoms nor elevated CPK prompted a diagnosis of amyopathic dermatomyositis complicated with interstitial pneumonia. Although she received corticosteroid with immunosuppressant, she died of respiratory failure due to the progression of interstitial pneumonia, just three months after the onset of skin eruption. Autopsy demonstrated diffuse alveolar damage in the lung. Clinical evaluation of amyopathic dermatomyositis cases in Japan is also performed.
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