| Literature DB >> 4051327 |
P J Thompson, D P Dhillon, J Ledingham, M Turner-Warwick.
Abstract
One of the more unusual respiratory manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus is "shrinking lungs." We report a patient with this syndrome and provide evidence for this being due to diaphragm dysfunction. Significant improvement occurred after albuterol therapy, providing new possibilities in the treatment of this syndrome. This is the first report in humans supporting animal work demonstrating that beta-agonists can improve diaphragmatic performance.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID： 4051327 DOI： 10.1164/arrd.1985.132.4.926
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am Rev Respir Dis ISSN： 0003-0805