Thoracic Research and Practice
Case report

Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema in a Patient with Systemic Sclerosis

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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
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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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