ABSTRACT
Polymyositis is a systemic autoimmune disorder characterised by inflammatory myopathy of the skeletal muscles predominantly affecting the proximal muscles and associated with extra-muscular manifestations like dysphagia and skin involvement. In this case report, we describe the occurrence of diaphragmatic weakness and respiratory failure due to polymyositis with relatively well preserved power in limb muscles.
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Aged , Female , Humans , Lung/diagnostic imaging , Polymyositis/complications , Polymyositis/diagnosis , Polymyositis/drug therapy , Polymyositis/pathology , Respiratory Insufficiency/etiology , Respiratory Insufficiency/therapy , Respiratory Paralysis/etiology , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
Myotonic dystrophy is an autosomal dominant neuromuscular disorder characterised by extreme pleiotropism and variability in disease expression. A congenital form is rare and is observed in infants born to symptomatic mothers with multisystem involvement. We report a case of a neonate with congenital myotonic dystrophy born to an asymptomatic mother.