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Vol. 35. Issue 1.
Pages 48-50 (January 1999)
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Fallo respiratorio agudo como presentación de una esclerosis lateral amiotrófica. A propósito de un caso
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis presenting with acute respiratory failure. A case report
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J. Hernández Borge*, L. García González, J.A. Martín Arroyo Caballero, A. Ruiz Avalos
Sección de Neumología. Servicio de Medicina Interna. Hospital Punta de Europa. Algeciras
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Se presenta el caso de un varón de 61 años con una esclerosis lateral amiotrófica, que presentó al inicio un fallo respiratorio global, precisando ventilación mecánica prolongada. Se discuten las dificultades diagnósticas y las circunstancias que hacen sospechar la presencia de una enfermedad neuromuscular ante una insuficiencia respiratoria de causa no aclarada. El paciente permanece actualmente estable, tras 6 meses en ventilación mecánica domiciliaria. Se describen las posibilidades terapéuticas en estos enfermos y sus indicaciones.

Palabras clave:
Fallo respiratorio
Esclerosis lateral amiotrófica
Ventilación mecánica domiciliaria

We report the case of a 61-year-old man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis presenting with respiratory failure requiring long-term mechanical ventilation. Diagnostic difficulties are discussed along with the circumstances that give rise to suspicion of neuromuscular disease in a context of respiratory failure of unknown cause. The patient is at present in stable condition after 6 months of domiciliary mechanical ventilation. The treatment options in such cases and their indications are discussed.

Key words:
Respiratory failure
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Domiciliary mechanical ventilation
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