Tubular aggregate myopathy presenting with acute type II respiratory failure and severe orthopnoea

Thorax

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-90

  Shahrizaila, N ^a   Lim, W S ^b   Robson, D K ^a   Kinnear, W J ^a   Wills, A J ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; MALE; MYOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

DYSPNEA; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; HYPERCAPNIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPATHIES, STRUCTURAL, CONGENITAL; POSTURE; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 30844450122     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2004.028233     Document Type: Article

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