Dermatomyositis with subclinical myositis and spontaneous pneumomediastinum with pneumothorax: Case report and review of the literature

Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 733-735

  Jansen, T L Th A ^a,b   Barrera, P ^a   Van Engelen, B G M ^a   Cox, N ^a   Laan, R F L M ^a   Van De Putte, L B A ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL CENTER LEEUWARDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dermatomyositis; Pneumomediastinum; Pneumothorax; Subcutaneous emphysema

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MYOSITIS; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA;

ADULT; DERMATOMYOSITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; MYOSITIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031733017     PISSN: 0392856X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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