Respiratory failure due to muscle weakness in inflammatory myopathies: maintenance therapy with home mechanical ventilation
| Autor: | T. Mijares‐Boeckh‐Behrens, J. Angel Bosch‐Gil, F. Morell‐Brotad, Miguel Vilardell‐Tarrés, Roser Solans-Laqué, Albert Selva-O'Callaghan, X. Muñoz‐Gall, L. Sanchez‐Sitjes |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Polymyositis Inflammatory myopathy Positive-Pressure Respiration Rheumatology Administration Inhalation medicine Humans Pharmacology (medical) Myopathy Mechanical ventilation Muscle Weakness business.industry Respiratory disease Muscle weakness Dermatomyositis Middle Aged medicine.disease Home Care Services Respiration Artificial Surgery Trachea Respiratory failure Anesthesia Quality of Life Female medicine.symptom business Respiratory Insufficiency |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 1462-0324 |
| Popis: | Polymyositis and dermatomyositis are idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. Respiratory complications are a common feature, but ventilatory insufficiency is rare in these patients. We describe here three patients diagnosed with inflammatory myopathy (polymyositis) with respiratory failure due to muscle weakness who did not respond to immunosuppressive therapy. Mechanical ventilation at home with nasal or tracheal intermittent positive pressure resulted in improved chronic hypoventilation. This treatment improves the quality of life of patients with inflammatory myopathies and can be lifesaving in some cases. |
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