Juvenile dermatomyositis and pneumomediastinum: a case of a very rare complication

Pulmonology. 2020 Sep-Oct;26(5):323-325. doi: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2019.12.002. Epub 2019 Dec 26.

Authors

Renata Lopes Francisco de Andrade¹, Ana Carolina Lopes Held², Maria Teresa Terreri², Sonia Mayumi Chiba³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Section of Rheumatology, Federal University of São Paulo - UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil. Electronic address: drarenatalf@gmail.com.
² Department of Pediatrics, Section of Rheumatology, Federal University of São Paulo - UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pulmonology, Federal University of São Paulo - UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil.

PMID: 31883798
DOI: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2019.12.002

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Dermatomyositis* / complications
Dermatomyositis* / diagnosis
Humans
Mediastinal Emphysema* / diagnostic imaging
Mediastinal Emphysema* / etiology