Guide To Dermatomyositis Complications And Related Conditions

Breathing Problems

An individual's lungs do not contain any skeletal muscles, so the intercostal muscles, muscles in the neck, abdominal muscles, and diaphragm are all responsible for carrying out the actions of breathing. When any of the muscles responsible for an individual's breathing become impaired or compromised, they will experience breathing problems. Dermatomyositis causes an affected individual to experience muscle weakness in certain parts of their body. Muscle weakness is an inability to produce a muscle contraction when making the best effort to do so. Shortness of breath and exhaustion can occur in a patient who has dermatomyositis when the muscles associated with breathing become affected by muscle weakness.

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