Bronchiolitis obliterans in a case of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis presented with pneumomediastinum

Dikensoy Ö., Bayram N., Bingol A., Filiz A.

RESPIRATION, vol.69, no.1, pp.100-102, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 69 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2002
  • Doi Number: 10.1159/000049380
  • Journal Name: RESPIRATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.100-102
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

We present a case of bronchiolitis obliterans associated with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in whom pneumomediastinum was the presenting manifestation. Diagnosis of bronchiolitis obliterans was made on the basis of the clinical history, pulmonary function tests and high-resolution computerized tomography scan findings. Pneumomediastinum resolved in a few days following high-dose nasal oxygen. This case shows that bronchiolitis obliterans can occur in patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Complicating pneumomediastinum in such cases should be considered as an indication of underlying bronchiolitis obliterans. Copyright (C) 2002 S. Karger AG, Basel.