AI Article Synopsis
- Tracheobronchial lesions, such as a tracheal ulcer, are uncommon complications linked to idiopathic inflammatory myopathies like dermatomyositis.
- A case study is presented involving a 65-year-old woman whose tracheal ulcer developed alongside dermatomyositis-related lung disease.
- Treatment with corticosteroids and immunosuppressive agents led to improvement, suggesting that the tracheal ulcer may indicate the severity of dermatomyositis and related lung issues.
Article Abstract
Tracheobronchial lesions are rare extramuscular complications for idiopathic inflammatory myopathies including dermatomyositis. We herein report a 65-year-old woman with tracheal ulcer during the progression of dermatomyositis-associated interstitial lung disease. Treatment with corticosteroids combined with immunosuppressive agents resulted in improvement of the tracheal ulcer and pulmonary involvement. We believe that the tracheal ulceration might reflect the disease behaviour of dermatomyositis and dermatomyositis-associated interstitial pneumonia.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8349009 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101449 | DOI Listing |
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