Fatal recurrence of pneumothorax in an adult dermatomyositis

Fatal recurrence of pneumothorax in an adult dermatomyositis

Dermatomyositis (DM) is an uncommon idiopathic inflammatory myopathy with characteristic cutaneous involvement that affects children and adults. Association of lung cancer and interstitial lung disease with DM has been well established, but spontaneous pneumothorax is rare. Recurrent spontaneous pne...

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Main Authors: Rakesh Agarwal, Durjoy Lahiri, Amrita Biswas, Jotideb Mukhopadhyay, Manoj Kumar Roy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians
Subjects:
Dermatomyositis
recurrent pneumothorax dermatomyositis
spontaneous pneumothorax
Online Access:http://www.jacpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2320-8775;year=2015;volume=3;issue=1;spage=17;epage=19;aulast=Agarwal

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