J Korean Rheum Assoc.  1999 Sep;6(3):287-287.

Fatal Pneumomediastinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema in a Patient with Dermatomyositis

Affiliations
  • 1Division of Rheumatology, College of Medicine, Catholic University, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Catholic University, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Department of Internal Medicine, Cheonbuk National University College of Medicine.

Abstract

Dermatomyositis is a clinical entity characterized by a distinctive cutaneous rash and inflammatory myopathy. In this disorder, the pneumomediastinum is quite a rare complication and is assumed to result from air leakage due to vasculitis, lung fibrosis or rarely after bronchoscopic lung biopsy and pulmonary function test. We describe patient with dermatomyositis who developed pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax and massive subcutaneous emphysema after pulmonary function test. She died due to respiratory failure. We think that careful observation is required in performing PFT in dermatomyositis patients with presumed interstitial lung diseases.

Keyword

Dermatomyositis; Pneumomediastinum; Pulmonary function test

MeSH Terms

Biopsy
Dermatomyositis*
Exanthema
Fibrosis
Humans
Lung
Lung Diseases, Interstitial
Mediastinal Emphysema*
Myositis
Pneumothorax
Respiratory Function Tests
Respiratory Insufficiency
Subcutaneous Emphysema*
Vasculitis
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