Severe Respiratory Failure in the Coexistence of Polymyositis and Hypothyroidism: A Case Report

Polymyositis is a systemic, inflammatory muscle disease. Respiratory insufficiency as a result of respiratory muscle involvement could also be observed. Here we report a fortyone-year-old man who attended to the hospital with the complaints of shortness of breath and chest pain that have suddenly st...

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Main Authors: Fatih Yildiz, Didem Arslan Tas, Ezgi Ozyilmaz, Mehtap Evran, Emre Karakoc, Suzan Zorludemir, Eren Erken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cukurova University 2013-08-01
Series:Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi
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Online Access:http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=33212