Hypercapnic respiratory failure during pregnancy due to polymyositis-related respiratory muscle weakness: a case report

Hypercapnic respiratory failure during pregnancy due to polymyositis-related respiratory muscle weakness: a case report

Abstract Background Polymyositis is a rare medical disorder complicating pregnancy. Ventilatory muscle weakness leading to respiratory failure is an uncommon manifestation of this autoimmune disease. We report a case of life-threatening hypercapnic respiratory failure due to polymyositis-related res...

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Main Authors: Husain Shabbir Ali, Ibrahim Fawzy Hassan, Saibu George, Abdalrazig Elsadig Fadlelmula
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Polymyositis
Inflammatory myopathy
Respiratory failure
Pregnancy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-017-1368-2

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