Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema in a Patient with Systemic Sclerosis
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Case report

Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema in a Patient with Systemic Sclerosis

Thorac Res Pract 2006;7(2):89-92
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Abstract

A 40-year-old woman with known systemic sclerosis presented with dyspnea. She had been treated for pneumonia two months prior to the present admission, and at this time presented with sudden dysp­nea and was found to have a spontaneous pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema. Pneumomediastinum is an extremely rare complication in patients with systemic sclerosis.

Keywords: pneumomediastinum, subcutaneous emphysema, systemic sclerosis