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The association between dermatomyositis and restrictive cardiomyopathy has not been reported before. We present here the clinical, echocardiographic and muscle biopsy data for a patient with dermatomyositis and restrictive cardiomyopathy. In a 78-year-old male with a history of arterial
A 9.5 years old girl suffering from an acute dermatomyositis, developed a respiratory failure, which was successfully managed with mechanical ventilation for 6 days. Paralysis of the right radial and the left peroneus nerves were recognized early in the disease course and were confirmed later by
We report a case of dermatomyositis (DM) and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) complicated by central nervous system (CNS) lesions and review eight literature cases of DM and HLH. A 17-year-old woman, admitted to our hospital because of severe muscle weakness and high fever, was diagnosed
A 60-year-old man with dermatomyositis was admitted to our hospital because of dyspnea and hypertension. He had high fever and convulsive seizures after admission. Laboratory examinations showed hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and renal failure. A clinical diagnosis of thrombotic
Central nervous system (CNS) complications are rarely reported in either juvenile or adult onset inflammatory myositides, such as dermatomyositis and polymyositis. We report two children, aged 4 and 10 yr respectively, with a diagnosis of juvenile dermatomyositis, both of whom subsequently developed
We present 3 patients with juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) and severe central nervous system (CNS) complications. All patients had at least 4 positive criteria of Bohan and Peter, which confirmed a definite diagnosis of JDM. They were all male, and had a relatively high creatinine kinase value at
A case of dermatomyositis-like syndrome is described in a 19-year-old man with a history of Bruton's hypogammaglobulinemia. Although the patient had central-nervous-system manifestations (seizures), no echovirus was isolated in the cerebrospinal fluid, in contrast to previously reported cases. Data
BACKGROUND
Though not obvious at a first glance, myopathies may be associated with ischemic stroke. Stroke-like episodes resemble ischemic stroke only to some extent but are a unique feature of certain mitochondrial disorders with a pathogenesis at variance from that of ischemic stroke. Only limited
OBJECTIVE
The effect of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) on antifactor Xa activity in a patient treated with enoxaparin and levetiracetam is reported.
CONCLUSIONS
A 52-year-old woman was treated with levetiracetam and prophylactic enoxaparin while receiving TPE to manage respiratory failure due to
The objectives are to review the anesthetic management and anesthetic-related adverse events in patients undergoing muscle biopsy for a broad spectrum of neuromuscular disorders (NMD).
The study aims to assess the hypothesis that perceived awareness of potential anesthesia-induced hyperkalemia and
Patients with agammaglobulinemia are particularly susceptible to chronic enteroviral infections of the central nervous system. Data on 42 patients were obtained by literature review, communications with other physicians, and personal experiences. Thirty-eight patients had congenital