Title
Therapeutic Effect Of Hyperbaric Oxygen On Inclusion Body Myositis
Abstract
An inflammatory myopathy, inclusion body myositis (IBM) presents with progressive muscle weakness against a background of elevated creatine kinase and diffuse endomysial damage. Typically occurring in patients greater than 50 years of age, it is commonly misdiagnosed as polymyositis or other rheumatological disease and is often ineffectively treated with steroids [1]. The approach to IBM is frequently a clinical challenge due to its unique and often aberrant response to common treatment modalities. Here we report an apparent improvement in the clinical course of and associated laboratory findings in a patient with co-existing IBM following the use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy as an adjunct for managing ischemic colitis. Copyright © 2012 Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc.
Publication Date
11-1-2012
Publication Title
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
Volume
39
Issue
6
Number of Pages
1111-1114
Document Type
Article
Personal Identifier
scopus
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
84872956663 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84872956663
STARS Citation
Pell, Max; Saththasivam, Poovendran; Stephens, Peter L.; and Mychaskiw, George, "Therapeutic Effect Of Hyperbaric Oxygen On Inclusion Body Myositis" (2012). Scopus Export 2010-2014. 4693.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2010/4693