A Fatal Complication of Dermatomyositis: Spontaneous PneumomediastinumEzgi Demirdöğen Çetinoğlu1, Ediz Dalkılıç2, Muharrem Erol3, Nilüfer Aylin Acet1, Ahmet Ursavaş1, Ercüment Ege11Department of Chest Diseases, Uludağ University School of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
2Department of Internal Diseases, Division of Romatology, Uludağ University School of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
3Department of Chest Surgery, Uludağ University School of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey
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. Keywords: Dermatomyositis, immunosuppressive therapy, interstitial lung disease, spontaneous pneumomediastinum
Ezgi Demirdöğen Çetinoğlu, Ediz Dalkılıç, Muharrem Erol, Nilüfer Aylin Acet, Ahmet Ursavaş, Ercüment Ege. A Fatal Complication of Dermatomyositis: Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum. Eurasian J Pulmonol. 2016; 18(1): 50-54
Corresponding Author: Ezgi Demirdöğen Çetinoğlu, Türkiye |
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