Fatal acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia in a child with juvenile dermatomyositis.
Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia, a recently described form of diffuse acute lung injury, sometimes affects adults with inflammatory myopathy. We describe a child with juvenile dermatomyositis who had development of acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia. There does not appear to be a successful method of treatment, particularly in severe cases with respiratory failure.
Prahalad
Sampath
S
Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School Of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA.
Bohnsack
John F
JF
Maloney
Christopher G
CG
Leslie
Kevin O
KO
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications*; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D017963:Azithromycin; D011241:Prednisone