A Case of Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia Complicated with Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum, Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumatosis Interstinalis.
10.4046/trd.2008.64.2.138
- Author:
Myung Jae PARK
1
Author Information
1. Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. mjpwis@chol.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia;
Pneumatosis intestinalis;
Pneumomediastinum
- MeSH:
Cyclosporine;
Dermatomyositis;
Humans;
Lung Diseases, Interstitial;
Mediastinal Emphysema;
Middle Aged;
Subcutaneous Emphysema
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2008;64(2):138-143
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Pneumatosis intestinalis or spontaneous pneumomediastinum are rarely associated with nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP). However, the development of both conditions in the same patient simultaneously has not been reported previously. A 56-year-old man with NSIP developed spontaneous pneumomediastinum accompanied by subcutaneous emphysema and pneumatosis intestinalis after the treatment with intravenous high dose steroid. The development of spontaneous pneumomediastinum, subcutaneous emphysema and pneumatosis intestinalis in this patient was possibly due to the factors such as NSIP, high dose steroid therapy and subclinical dermatomyositis. Treatment with corticosteroid and cyclosporin gradually improved his exacerbated NSIP and pneumomediastinum, subcutaneous emphysema, pneumatosis intestinalis.
