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Juvenile dermatomyositis with respiratory failure and peripheral nerve paralyses. A case report.

Abstract
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 electrophysiologic examinations. A complete remission of the dermatomyositis and the paralysis of the radial nerve were achieved within months with prednisolone medication and physiotherapy; the peroneus nerve paralysis improved only slightly. Further uncommon manifestations were thrombocytopenia, retinitis and cerebral convulsions.
AuthorsA Hussein
JournalKlinische Padiatrie (Klin Padiatr) 1987 Nov-Dec Vol. 199 Issue 6 Pg. 447-8 ISSN: 0300-8630 [Print] Germany
PMID3323639 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Prednisone
Topics
  • Child
  • Dermatomyositis (physiopathology, therapy)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation
  • Neural Conduction (drug effects)
  • Paralysis (physiopathology)
  • Peroneal Nerve (physiopathology)
  • Prednisone (administration & dosage)
  • Radial Nerve (physiopathology)
  • Reaction Time (physiology)
  • Respiratory Insufficiency (physiopathology, therapy)

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