Publication: A fatal complication of dermatomyositis: Spontaneous pneumomediastinum
Date
2016-04-01
Authors
Çetinoğlu, Ezgi Demirdoğen
Erol, Muharrem
Ege, Ercüment
Authors
Çetinoğlu, Ezgi Demirdoğen
Dalkılıç, Ediz
Erol, Muharrem
Acet, Nilüfer Aylin
Ursavaş, Ahmet
Ege, Ercüment
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Abstract
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a negative prognostic factor associated with increased morbidity and mortality in patients with dermatomyositis (DM). Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is a rare complication of DM and it can be fatal. We present a 48-year-old woman with DM and ILD complicated by pneumomediastinum without pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema.
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Keywords
Interstitial lung-disease, Of-the-literature, Polymyositis, Polymyositis/dermatomyositis, Dermatomyositis, Immunosuppressive therapy, Interstitial lung disease, Spontaneous pneumomediastinum, Respiratory system