Successful use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe interstitial lung disease in a child with dermatomyositis

Intensive Care Med. 2007 Sep;33(9):1663-6. doi: 10.1007/s00134-007-0763-3. Epub 2007 Jun 27.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Cyclophosphamide / therapeutic use
  • Dermatomyositis / complications*
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation*
  • Female
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / etiology
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / therapy*
  • Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Prednisolone / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Cyclophosphamide
  • Prednisolone
  • Methylprednisolone