Dermatomyositis

A type of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy characterized by evocative skin lesions and symmetrical proximal muscle weakness.

Pneumothorax

Accumulation of air in the pleural cavity leading to a partially or completely collapsed lung.


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PMID (PMCID)
29851838
 MALE Middle Aged
Combined usage of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and double filtration plasmapheresis in amyopathic dermatomyositis patient with severe interstitial lung disease: A case report.
Huang J, Liu C, Zhu R, Su Y, Lin J, Lu J, Wen S, Zuo L.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2018;97(22):e10946.
Prompt initiation of DFPP in dermatomyositis patients with ILD might help reduce the occurrence of spontaneous pneumomediastinum or pneumothorax.
28393060
(5380398)
 OTHER
Subcutaneous Emphysema, Pneumomediastinum and Pneumothorax in a Patient with Dermatomyositis.
Bakhshaee M, Jokar MH, Mirfeizi Z, Atabati E, Tarighat S.
Iran J Otorhinolaryngol. 2017;29(91):113-116.
Subcutaneous Emphysema, Pneumomediastinum and Pneumothorax in a Patient with Dermatomyositis.
29054712
 FEMALE Middle Aged
[Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: A rare complication of dermatomyositis].
Allaoui A, Aboudib F, Bouissar W, Echchilali K, Moudatir M, Alaoui FZ, Elkabli H.
Rev Pneumol Clin. 2017;73(5):258-262.
We are describing here, a case report about a female patient, who presented with dermatomyositis associated to pneumomediastinum as a severe and lethal complication without pneumothorax.
17437173
 MALE
A case of dermatomyositis complicated with pneumomediastinum.
Terao M, Ozawa K, Inui S, Murota H, Yokomi A, Itami S.
Mod Rheumatol. 2007;17(2):156-9.
We herein describe a 16-year-old boy with pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax, and subcutaneous emphysema as the initial symptoms of dermatomyositis (DM).
10091485
 FEMALE Adult
Subcutaneous emphysema with spontaneous pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax in adult dermatomyositis.
Jang KA, Kim SH, Choi JH, Sung KJ, Moon KC, Koh JK.
J Dermatol. 1999;26(2):125-7.
Although dermatomyositis and subcutaneous emphysema are all relatively well-known diseases to dermatologists, the occurrence of spontaneous pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax and subsequent subcutaneous emphysema in connective tissue diseases such as dermatomyositis is unfamiliar.
10091485
 FEMALE Adult
Subcutaneous emphysema with spontaneous pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax in adult dermatomyositis.
Jang KA, Kim SH, Choi JH, Sung KJ, Moon KC, Koh JK.
J Dermatol. 1999;26(2):125-7.
Although dermatomyositis and subcutaneous emphysema are all relatively well-known diseases to dermatologists, the occurrence of spontaneous pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax and subsequent subcutaneous emphysema in connective tissue diseases such as dermatomyositis is unfamiliar.
10091485
 FEMALE Adult
Subcutaneous emphysema with spontaneous pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax in adult dermatomyositis.
Jang KA, Kim SH, Choi JH, Sung KJ, Moon KC, Koh JK.
J Dermatol. 1999;26(2):125-7.
Subcutaneous emphysema with spontaneous pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax in adult dermatomyositis.
9844769
 FEMALE Adult
Dermatomyositis with subclinical myositis and spontaneous pneumomediastinum with pneumothorax: case report and review of the literature.
Jansen TL, Barrera P, van Engelen BG, Cox N, Laan RF, van de Putte LB.
Clin Exp Rheumatol. 1998;16(6):733-5.
Dermatomyositis with subclinical myositis and spontaneous pneumomediastinum with pneumothorax: case report and review of the literature.
9844769
 FEMALE Adult
Dermatomyositis with subclinical myositis and spontaneous pneumomediastinum with pneumothorax: case report and review of the literature.
Jansen TL, Barrera P, van Engelen BG, Cox N, Laan RF, van de Putte LB.
Clin Exp Rheumatol. 1998;16(6):733-5.
We describe a patient with dermatomyositis and incomplete signs of myositis who developed pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax and massive subcutaneous emphysema.