Recurrent critical illness myopathy in an asthmatic patient treated with corticosteroids.
We report a case of recurrent critical illness myopathy in an asthmatic patient who was treated for respiratory failure with high doses of intravenous corticosteroids alone without exposure to nondepolarizing neuronmscular-bloclong agents. Each episode was followed by substantial symptomatic improvement. Our experience indicates that intravenous corticosteroids should be used with special caution in patients with a history of critical illness myopathy.
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From the Department of Neurology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
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