title: [A case of pneumatosis cystoids intestinalis with polymyositis].
abstract: Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI), characterized by presence of intramural gas cyst in the intestinal wall is associated with various medical condition. Polymyosistis, however, is rarely associated with PCI. Few cases are reported in the world, and none has not been reported previously in Korea. A 67-year-old woman with polymyositis developed mild abdominal pain and abdominal distension during treatment with steroid and azathioprine. Radiographic findings including CT scan showed intraperitoneal free gas and intramural air, compatible with PCI. The patient's symptom and clinical findings improved after the treatment with antibiotics and high-dose oxygen therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Soon Jae
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ji Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Se Ah
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Dong Hee
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: Min Ho
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Hyun Ju
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Sea Hyub
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kae
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D011006:Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011239:Prednisolone; D001379:Azathioprine; D002439:Cefotaxime