Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: a rare complication of juvenile dermatomyositis

Int J Rheum Dis. 2012 Oct;15(5):e131-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1756-185X.2011.01603.x. Epub 2011 Jun 29.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Dermatomyositis / complications*
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / complications
  • Male
  • Mediastinal Emphysema / diagnostic imaging*
  • Mediastinal Emphysema / drug therapy
  • Mediastinal Emphysema / etiology*
  • Methotrexate / therapeutic use
  • Prednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vasculitis / complications

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids
  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Prednisolone
  • Methotrexate