Pneumomediastinum, pneumatosis intestinalis and pneumoperitoneum in a patient with polymyositis: case-based review

Autor:	Melis Dilbil, Funda Erbasan, Bengisu Aslan, Tahir Saygın Öğüt, Mine Nokay, Veli Yazısız, Mustafa Ender Terzioğlu
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Rheumatology Immunology Immunology and Allergy
Zdroj:	Rheumatology International. 43:771-776
ISSN:	1437-160X
DOI:	10.1007/s00296-022-05205-1
Popis:	Pneumomediastinum (PnM), pneumatosis intestinalis (PI), and pneumoperitoneum (PP) are rare complications of inflammatory myositis. We present a 59-year-old polymyositis (PM) patient who experienced all three complications simultaneously. The patient who presented with proximal muscle weakness, dysphagia, and weight loss was diagnosed with PM due to elevated muscle enzymes and consistent electromyography and muscle biopsy with inflammatory myopathy. On the 45th day of her immunosuppressive treatment, PnM, PI, and PP were detected incidentally in
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