title: Two simultaneous autoimmune processes in a patient presenting with respiratory insufficiency.
abstract: The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, including dermatomyositis, are uncommon acquired autoimmune diseases, sometimes associated with interstitial lung disease. Myasthenia gravis, a separate autoimmune disorder involving the neuromuscular junction, has some overlapping clinical features but has only rarely been reported to occur simultaneously within the same patient. Here we present the first reported case of concomitant dermatomyositis, myasthenia gravis, and interstitial lung disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Troy
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hamor
authors.affiliation: Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ; Department of Rheumatology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bleasel
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ; Woolcock Institute of Medical Research Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: Tamera
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Corte
keywords: Autoimmune diseases; dermatomyositis; interstitial lung disease; myasthenia gravis; respiratory insufficiency