title: A case of pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis in a patient with polymyositis and interstitial pneumonia.
abstract: We report the case of a 49-year-old man who presented with pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis associated with polymyositis and interstitial pneumonia. Three months after the administration of prednisolone and cyclosporine, he noticed mild abdominal distension, and a radiographic examination showed intraperitoneal free gas and intramural gas, suggestive of pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI). Additional treatment with a combination of doxycycline and high-dose oxygen therapy was effective in relieving the clinical symptoms and reducing the intramural gas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Nagaoka Central General Hospital, Nagaoka, Japan. youko.wada@ryumachi-jp.com
authors.forename: Yoko
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authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: Naoya
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authors.lastname: Murayama
authors.forename: Shintaro
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authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: Hian
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authors.forename: Takeshi
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authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: Satoshi
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authors.forename: Masaaki
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authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: Fumitake
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