Rapidly progressive interstitial pneumonia associated with clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis successfully treated with polymyxin B-immobilized fiber column hemoperfusion.
Amyopathic dermatomyositis (ADM) is a clinical subtype of dermatomyositis, characterized by the absence of motor weakness and the presence of normal muscle enzyme levels. ADM is sometimes accompanied by interstitial pneumonia that shows a rapid progressive course associated with a poor prognosis. We describe a 70-year-old man who presented rapidly progressive interstitial pneumonia associated with clinically ADM (C-ADM); he was successfully treated with polymyxin B-immobilized fiber column (PMX) hemoperfusion.
Kakugawa
Tomoyuki
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Department of Internal Medicine, Emergency and Critical Care Medical Center, Kitakyushu Municipal Yahata Hospital, Fukuoka.
Mukae
Hiroshi
H
Saito
Masataka
M
Ishii
Koji
K
Ishimoto
Hiroshi
H
Sakamoto
Noriho
N
Takazono
Takahiro
T
Fukuda
Yuichi
Y
Ooe
Nobuharu
N
Kohno
Shigeru
S
D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications*; D018450:Disease Progression; D006464:Hemoperfusion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D011112:Polymyxin B / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D011112:Polymyxin B