| Literature DB >> 8777861 |
M Zeuner1, U Müller-Ladner, V D Mohr, B Lang.
Abstract
A 28-year-old woman developed spontaneously a right- sided pneumothorax, the leading clinical symptom of an as yet undiagnosed systemic sclerosis. The diagnosis was confirmed by Raynaud's phenomenon, microstomia, arthralgia, distal oesophageal dysfunction and antinuclear antibodies. Initial treatment with pleural suction was followed by thoracoscopy and segmental pulmonary resection. Spontaneous pneumothorax is a rare complication in patients with systemic sclerosis, most likely caused by the rupture of subpleural cysts.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8777861 DOI: 10.1007/bf02230345
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Rheumatol ISSN: 0770-3198 Impact factor: 2.980