CTICasesLupus Myositis
Imaging findings
Profound atrophy and fatty infiltration of thoracic muscles, including the diaphragm and pectorals, leading to low lung volumes.
Key takeaways
The patient's severe low lung volume was a direct reflection of systemic lupus myositis causing muscle loss and replacement with adipose tissue.
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