A case of polymyositis complicated with organizing pneumonia: case report and literature review

Hiroshi OiwaDepartment of Rheumatology, Higashihiroshima Memorial Hospital, Higashihiroshima, Japan

Akihiro MaedaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Higashihiroshima Medical Center, Higashihiroshima, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]

Takashi NishisakaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan

Yuji YamanishiDepartment of Rheumatology, Hiroshima City Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan

Seizou YamanaDepartment of Rheumatology, Higashihiroshima Memorial Hospital, Higashihiroshima, Japan

Atsushi TakanashiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Motonaga Hospital, Higashihiroshima, Japan

Abstract

A 54-year-old man was admitted to hospital with fever, dyspnea, and polyarthralgia. A chest radiograph showed consolidations in the bilateral lungs, and histological examination of transbronchial lung biopsy samples revealed organizing pneumonia. He was also diagnosed with polymyositis because of muscle weakness, elevated muscle enzymes, myogenic findings on the electromyogram, and a positive test for the anti-Jo-1 antibody. Herein, we review 25 cases of organizing pneumonia with polymyositis/dermatomyositis with respect to their clinical features and treatment.

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