title: Spontaneous pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in systemic sclerosis.
abstract: A 40-year-old woman with known systemic sclerosis presented with dyspnea. She had been treated for pneumonia, 2 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.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Piauí, Avenida Elias João Tajra, 620, apto 502, Jockey, Teresina, Piauí, CEP 64049-300, Brazil. esteios@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Maria do Socorro
authors.initials: Mdo S
authors.lastname: Teixeira Moreira Almeida
authors.forename: Lucas Teixeira
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.forename: Sérgio José Silva
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: João Vicente Moreira
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Almeida
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed