Spontaneous pneumomediastinum and dermatomyositis may be a not so rare association: Report of a case and review of the literature

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 105-107

  de Souza Neves, Fabricio ^a   Shinjo, Samuel Katsuyuki ^a   Carvalho, Jozélio Freire ^a   Levy Neto, Maurício ^a   Borges, Cláudia Tereza Lobato ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dermatomyositis; Lung; Mediastinal emphysema; Myositis; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; CHLOROQUINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHOTREXATE; OXYGEN; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; APPLICATION SITE PAPULE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DERMATOMYOSITIS; HUMAN; LUNG; MALE; MYOSITIS; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULITIS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; DERMATOMYOSITIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; MIDDLE AGED; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES; SKIN DISEASES, VASCULAR;

EID: 33845901251     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-005-0109-x     Document Type: Article

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