Abstract
Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia, a recently described form of diffuse acute lung injury, sometimes affects adults with inflammatory myopathy. We describe a child with juvenile dermatomyositis who had development of acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia. There does not appear to be a successful method of treatment, particularly in severe cases with respiratory failure.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
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Review
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Adolescent
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
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Azithromycin / therapeutic use
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Dermatomyositis / complications*
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Dyspnea / etiology
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Fatal Outcome
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Fatty Liver / etiology
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Female
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Humans
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Pneumonia / etiology*
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Pneumonia / pathology
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Prednisone / therapeutic use
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents
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Azithromycin
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Prednisone