손장원
2017-04-18T07:25:40Z
2017-04-18T07:25:40Z
2015-08
대한중환자의학회지, v. 30, NO 3, Page. 212-217
2383-4870
2383-4889
https://www.kjccm.org/journal/view.php?doi=10.4266/kjccm.2015.30.3.212
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11754/26776
In connective tissue diseases, autoantibodies cause pulmonary interstitial inflammation and fibrosis, and patients require treatment with an immunosuppressive agent such as a steroid. Dermatomyositis is an incurable, uncommon form of connective tissue disease that occasionally causes diffuse pulmonary inflammation leading to acute severe respiratory failure. In such cases, the prognosis is very poor despite treatment with high-dose steroid. In the present case, a 46-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with dyspnea. He was diagnosed with dermatomyositis combined with cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP) with respiratory failure and underwent treatment with steroid and an immunosuppressive agent, but the COP was not improved. However, the respiratory failure did improve after treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin, which therefore can be considered a treatment option in cases where steroids and immunosuppressive agents are ineffective.
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대한중환자의학회
cryptogenic organizing pneumonia
dermatomyositis
immunoglobulins
lung diseases
interstitial
Successful Immunoglobulin Treatment in Severe Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Caused by Dermatomyositis
Article
3
30
10.4266/kjccm.2015.30.3.212
212-217
대한중환자의학회지
Lee, Dong Hoon
Yeo, Jee Hyun
Kim, Young Il
Gim, Seung Jun
Sohn, Jang Won
Yhi, Ji Young
2015041671
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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE[S]
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE
jwsohn
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7132-2988