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Ichiyasu, Hidenori; Horio, Yuko; Tsumura, Shinsuke; Hirosako, Susumu; Sakamoto, Yasumiko; Sakata, Shinya; Nakashima, Kei; Komatsu, Taiyo; Kojima, Keisuke; Masunaga, Aiko; Fujii, Kazuhiko; Saita, Naoki; Kohrogi, Hirotsugu
Modern rheumatology, 03/2014, Volume: 24, Issue: 2Journal Article
Abstract We present 3 cases of rapidly progressive interstitial pneumonia (RPIP) associated with clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (C-ADM) that were treated with two courses of direct hemoperfusion with polymyxin B-immobilized fiber column (PMX-DHP). Despite initial treatment with high-dose corticosteroids, pulsed cyclophosphamide, and cyclosporine, the lung disease and hypoxemia deteriorated in all the patients. After PMX-DHP treatment, the PaO2/FiO2 ratio and serum LDH and KL-6 were improved, the abnormal shadows in chest high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scans gradually decreased, and, finally, all patients survived. These findings indicate that PMX-DHP treatment could be effective in the management of RPIP in patients with C-ADM in combination with conventional therapy.
