Methylprednisolone in the treatment of lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Abstract This case report proposes the use of pulsed methylprednisolone in a patient with lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) who was invasively ventilated. A 38-year-old, East Indian gravida 4, para 1+2, patient with worsening respiratory function with spontaneous pneumothoraxes and hypoxemia was pulsed...
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| author | Ventour Dale Geosanne Thannoo Shammi Ramlakhan |
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| description | Abstract This case report proposes the use of pulsed methylprednisolone in a patient with lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) who was invasively ventilated. A 38-year-old, East Indian gravida 4, para 1+2, patient with worsening respiratory function with spontaneous pneumothoraxes and hypoxemia was pulsed with methylprednisolone leading to rapid resolution of respiratory failure. The author proposes pulsed methylprednisolone in ventilated LAM patients, which gives another option to patients which resulted in alleviation of hypoxemia and maintaining foetal viability. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e8787169dd9a40beb636fed1c93b506b2022-12-22T02:21:48ZengSpringerOpenThe Egyptian Journal of Bronchology1687-84262314-85512022-05-011611410.1186/s43168-022-00127-9Methylprednisolone in the treatment of lymphangioleiomyomatosisVentour Dale0Geosanne Thannoo1Shammi Ramlakhan2The University of the West IndiesEric Williams Medical Sciences ComplexSheffield Children Teaching Hospital NHS TrustAbstract This case report proposes the use of pulsed methylprednisolone in a patient with lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) who was invasively ventilated. A 38-year-old, East Indian gravida 4, para 1+2, patient with worsening respiratory function with spontaneous pneumothoraxes and hypoxemia was pulsed with methylprednisolone leading to rapid resolution of respiratory failure. The author proposes pulsed methylprednisolone in ventilated LAM patients, which gives another option to patients which resulted in alleviation of hypoxemia and maintaining foetal viability.https://doi.org/10.1186/s43168-022-00127-9 |
| spellingShingle | Ventour Dale Geosanne Thannoo Shammi Ramlakhan Methylprednisolone in the treatment of lymphangioleiomyomatosis The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology |
| title | Methylprednisolone in the treatment of lymphangioleiomyomatosis |
| title_full | Methylprednisolone in the treatment of lymphangioleiomyomatosis |
| title_fullStr | Methylprednisolone in the treatment of lymphangioleiomyomatosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Methylprednisolone in the treatment of lymphangioleiomyomatosis |
| title_short | Methylprednisolone in the treatment of lymphangioleiomyomatosis |
| title_sort | methylprednisolone in the treatment of lymphangioleiomyomatosis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s43168-022-00127-9 |
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