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Case Reports
. 1993 Sep;104(3):975-7.
doi: 10.1378/chest.104.3.975.

Inclusion body myositis as a cause of respiratory failure

R Cohen  1 , S Lipper, D R Dantzker
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Case Reports

Inclusion body myositis as a cause of respiratory failure

R Cohen et al. Chest. 1993 Sep.

Abstract

Inclusion body myositis (IBM) is a slowly progressive myopathy that has not been reported to affect respiratory muscles. It is often refractory to treatment and a muscle biopsy specimen is necessary for the diagnosis. This is a report of a patient with IBM who quickly progressed to respiratory muscle failure requiring intubation.

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