Abstract:Clinical data of one patient with sepsis-induced myopathy(SIM) who was successfully treated were reviewed retrospectively, analysis was conducted combined with the relevant literatures. Patient was a middle-aged woman without underlying disease, she was admitted to hospital because of fever, cough, chest tightness and shortness of breath, during the treatment period, type Ⅱ respiratory failure occurred repeatedly, and it was difficult in withdrawing respirator, patient was finally diagnosed with SIM. After anti-infective treatment and rehabilitation training, she was successfully withdrawn respirator, muscle strength was recovered. This case suggests that SIM can be completely cured through early identification, neuromuscular nutrition therapy, graded rehabilitation training and lung rehabilitation therapy.