Soo Yeon KIM ; On Koo CHO ; Byunghee KOH ; Yongsoo KIM ; Soon Young SONG
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society 2007;56(4):361-364
Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) occurring in association with collagen vascular disease is an unusual combination that presents with intramural gas in the gastrointestinal tract. We report two cases of PCI, one with antinuclear antibody (ANA) negative SLE and the other with dermatomyositis, with a review of the relevant literature. Antibodies, Antinuclear* ; Collagen ; Dermatomyositis* ; Gastrointestinal Tract ; Humans ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic* ; Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis* ; Pneumoperitoneum ; Vascular Diseases