Nemaline Myopathy Initially Diagnosed as Right Heart Failure with Type 2 Respiratory Failure

Mizuki Ito, Sayuri Shima, Ryunosuke Nagao, Shoko Nakano, Konoka Esaka, Akihiro Ueda, Shingo Maeda, Ryoma Moriya, Masashi Kondo, Kazuyoshi Imaizumi, Seiya Noda, Masahisa Katsuno, Ichizo Nishino, Hirohisa Watanabe

研究成果: ジャーナルへの寄稿学術論文査読

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Nemaline myopathy (NM) is a rare muscle disease with various clinical types. In some cases, NM can lead to type 2 respiratory failure and right heart failure. We herein report a patient with congenital NM with nebulin gene mutation who presented with acute right heart failure and type 2 respiratory failure due to respiratory muscle paralysis after upper respiratory tract infection, needing a permanent ventilator for assistance. However, the limb and trunk muscle strengths were within normal limits. This case showed that NM should be considered as a cause of right heart failure and type 2 respiratory failure.

本文言語英語
ページ(範囲)1897-1901
ページ数5
ジャーナルInternal Medicine
61
12
DOI
出版ステータス出版済み - 2022

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • 内科学

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