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Spontaneous pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in systemic sclerosis

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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.

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  1. Federal University of Piauí, Avenida Elias João Tajra, 620, apto 502, Jockey, Teresina, Piauí, CEP 64049-300, Brazil

    Maria do Socorro Teixeira Moreira Almeida, Lucas Teixeira Dias, Sérgio José Silva Fernandes & João Vicente Moreira Almeida

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Teixeira Moreira Almeida, M.S., Dias, L.T., Fernandes, S.J.S. et al. Spontaneous pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in systemic sclerosis. Rheumatol Int 27, 675–677 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-006-0260-y

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