title: A Case of Amyopathic Dermatomyositis with Pneumomediastinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema.
abstract: A 34-year-old man was admitted with dyspnea, cough, and fever. Thorax computed tomography revealed ground glass opacities and pneumomediastinum. The patient was diagnosed as amyopathic dermatomyositis due to skin lesions and radiological findings. Despite immunosuppressive treatment clinical deterioration and radiological progression were observed and the patient died because of severe hypoxemic respiratory failure. The patient presented with extremely rare occurrence of pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in amyopathic dermatomyositis with a poor prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Diseases, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aslıhan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gürün Kaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Diseases, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aydın
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Çiledağ
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Küçükşahin
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Diseases, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Özlem
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Özdemir Kumbasar
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Çetin
authors.initials: Ç
authors.lastname: Atasoy