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Pneumomediastinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema Associated with Fatal Interstitial Pneumonia in Dermatomyositis
Author(s) -
Nagai Yayoi,
Ishikawa Osamu,
Miyachi Yoshiki
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1997.tb02825.x
Subject(s) - pneumomediastinum , medicine , dermatomyositis , subcutaneous emphysema , interstitial pneumonia , vasculitis , pneumonia , interstitial lung disease , pathology , lung , disease , surgery , complication
We described a 65‐year‐old woman who died of acute interstitial pneumonia associated with dermatomyositis. Subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum simultaneously developed. The association of the pulmonary rupture with vasculitis has been assumed as the common cause in interstitial pneumonia. Diffuse alveolar damage, however, might have led to the pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in our patient, who had no signs of cutaneous vasculitis.