Diaphragmatic paralysis in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis.

نویسندگان

  • René Agustín Flores-Franco
  • Jesús Castillo-Soltero
  • Cesar Francisco Pacheco-Tena
چکیده

La granulomatosis eosinofílica con poliangitis es una enfermead autoinmune que afecta a los pequeños vasos, su causa es esconocida y el retraso en su diagnóstico determina un peor ronóstico. Los pacientes pueden presentarse con algún grado de nsuficiencia respiratoria debida a asma, neumonía, hemorragia lveolar, tromboembolismo, así como problemas cardiovasculares neuromusculares1. Solo ocasionalmente se han comunicado casos e parálisis diafragmática unilateral y con una repercusión funcioal respiratoria variable2,3. A continuación describimos el caso de na mujer con granulomatosis eosinofílica con poliangitis, quien demás presentó una insuficiencia respiratoria hipercápnica asoiada a una polineuropatía manifestada por parálisis diafragmática plexopatía braquial. Mujer de 49 años de edad conocida, asmática desde hacía 4 años, on múltiples hospitalizaciones por exacerbaciones graves a pesar e dosis elevadas de glucocorticoides inhalados. En su última hospialización fue necesario el apoyo ventilatorio mecánico debido a un stado asmático. La gasometría arterial respirando oxígeno supleentario por mascarilla reveló un pH de 7,31, PaCO2 de 62 mmHg, aO2 de 79 mmHg, HCO3 de 21,1 mEq/l y una saturación de O2 e 88%. A la exploración física se observaron manchas urticarifor-

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Reumatologia clinica

دوره 14 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2018