Abstract

GONZALEZ, Yngrid et al. Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients With Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis: four Cases Report. Rev. Nac. (Itauguá) [online]. 2014, vol.6, n.2, pp.77-82. ISSN 2072-8174.

We report four cases, three with dermatomyositis and polymyositis one with pulmonary involvement treated with pulse methylprednisolone associated with azathioprine in three cases and one cyclophosphamide, three of them died, two infectious pulmonary complications, the third for acute respiratory failure, one presented good performance under treatment with immunoglobulin .In the four patients were negative anti Jo

Keywords : Dermatomyositis; Polymiositis; Interstitial Pneumopathy.

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