A Diagnostic Delay: Respiratory Muscle Weakness in Dermatomyositis Masquerading as Pneumonia
Mansi Jain, Vijay Kumar Doddapaneni, Bakht Rahman, Nadia Aslam · 2025
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Description
Jain and co-authors report a woman whose breathing muscle weakness from dermatomyositis was first read as pneumonia. This disease inflames skin and muscle, and lung tissue disease is its best-known lung link. Weak breathing muscles are less often spotted and can mimic lung illness.
The 40-year-old woman first came in short of breath, and scans suggested pneumonia. Three weeks of antibiotics failed as weakness and an itchy rash spread. Later scans pointed to collapsed lung, not infection, and enzyme levels were high. Skin signs, the V sign and Gottron's papules, plus biopsy confirmed the disease. Immune therapy brought clear improvement.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mansi Jain, Vijay Kumar Doddapaneni, Bakht Rahman, Nadia Aslam |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 15 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |