Hypercapnic respiratory failure during pregnancy due to polymyositis-related respiratory muscle weakness: a case report
2017
Background
Polymyositis is a rare medical disorder complicating pregnancy. Ventilatory muscle weakness leading to respiratory failure is an uncommon manifestation of this autoimmune disease. We report a case of life-threatening hypercapnic respiratory failure due to polymyositis-related respiratory muscle weakness in a pregnant woman.
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