Polydermatomyositis


Epidemiology


Physiology


Pathology


Diagnosis


Clinical

Pulmonary Manifestations (45-64% of cases)

ILD (see [[ILD-Etiology]])

Acute Lung Injury-ARDS (see [[Acute Lung Injury-ARDS]])

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (see [[Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia]])

Pulmonary Hypertension (see Pulmonary Hypertension, [[Pulmonary Hypertension]])

Aspiration Pneumonia (see [[Aspiration Pneumonia]])

Respiratory Muscle Weakness with Acute/Chronic Hypoventilation (see Acute Hypoventilation, [[Acute Hypoventilation]] and Chronic Hypoventilation, [[Chronic Hypoventilation]])

Bilateral Diaphragmatic Paralysis

Pulmonary Infection

Spontaneous Pneumothorax (see [[Pneumothorax]])

Pleural Involvement (see [[Pleural Effusion-Exudate]])

Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (see [[Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis]])

Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage (see [[Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage]])

Soft Tissue Calcification


Neuro Involvement

Derm Involvement


Treatment


Prognosis


References