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7712631

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-5-17
pubmed:abstractText
An acute myopathy complicating life-threatening asthma has been reported with increasing frequency. We present a further 3 patients with this complication. Each patient had nerve conduction studies, electromyography and muscle biopsy performed. The records of a cohort of 12 patients, ventilated in an intensive care unit over a 16 month period, were reviewed. Eleven out of the 12 patients developed an elevated creatine kinase level (median 1311 U/L, range 185-9973 U/L) and 4 developed symptomatic weakness. The myopathy of status asthmaticus is not a homogeneous clinicopathological entity. Although myopathy is the predominant feature, there is a neuropathic component in some patients. Full recovery is usual. The combination of corticosteroids and neuromuscular blocking agents has been proposed as the possible cause of the complication.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0196-6383
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
72-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Acute myopathy in status asthmaticus.
pubmed:affiliation
Neurology Unit, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports