Inclusion body myositis as a cause of respiratory failure.
Inclusion body myositis (IBM) is a slowly progressive myopathy that has not been reported to affect respiratory muscles. It is often refractory to treatment and a muscle biopsy specimen is necessary for the diagnosis. This is a report of a patient with IBM who quickly progressed to respiratory muscle failure requiring intubation.
Cohen
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Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York 11040.
Lipper
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Dantzker
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009132:Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009220:Myositis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography