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Case report

Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema in a Patient with Systemic Sclerosis

Maria do Socorro Almeida ¹ , Joao Vicente Almeida ¹ , Lucas Teixeira Dias ¹ , Sergio Jose Fernandes ¹

Author Affiliation(s)

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Universidade Federal do Piaui, Departamento de Clinica Geral, Teresine, Piaui, Brazil

Thorac Res Pract 2006; 7: Turkish Respiratory Journal 89-92

Keywords : pneumomediastinum, subcutaneous emphysema, systemic sclerosis

Read: 758 Downloads: 341 Published: 12 October 2021

Volume 7, Issue 2, August 2006

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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.

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