Though respiratory compromise may not be immediately apparent in people with intermediate or mild NM, it nearly always exists to some extent.

The larger the area of the injury, the more severe respiratory compromise will be.

Abdominal distention with respiratory compromise due to massive liver metastases may occur in infants.

It can be severe enough to affect the muscles needed for speech and swallowing and is also known to cause respiratory compromise.

Impending or established respiratory compromise due to circumferential torso burns.

There are no definitive studies that prove the effectiveness of steroids, although they are potentially useful to treat respiratory compromise.

ELS usually presents in infancy with respiratory compromise.

Easy fatigueability and exercise intolerance are also common complaints related to respiratory compromise.

Massive splenomegaly may lead to cytopenias because of hypersplenism and respiratory compromise.