title: Severe inclusion body myositis with interstitial pneumonia.
abstract: We report a patient with a severe inclusion body myositis (IBM). His illness was unusual in terms of a rapid progression, high creatine kinase levels, and complication with interstitial pneumonia. He responded well to immunosuppressive agents such as corticosteroids, cyclosporin A, cyclophosphamide, and immunoglobulin. The present patient indicates the wide range of the disease, and that immunosuppressive agents may be useful for treatment of IBM.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime University School of Medicine, Onsen-gun.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hamada
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kohno
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hiwada
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016572:Cyclosporine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018979:Myositis, Inclusion Body / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D016572:Cyclosporine; D008775:Methylprednisolone