A case of pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis in a patient with polymyositis and interstitial pneumonia.

Abstract

We report the case of a 49-year-old man who presented with pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis associated with polymyositis and interstitial pneumonia. Three months after the administration of prednisolone and cyclosporine, he noticed mild abdominal distension, and a radiographic examination showed intraperitoneal free gas and intramural gas, suggestive of pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI). Additional treatment with a combination of doxycycline and high-dose oxygen therapy was effective in relieving the clinical symptoms and reducing the intramural gas.

• Authors: Yoko Wada, Naoya Murayama, Shintaro Hirose, Hian In, Takeshi Kuroda, Satoshi Ito, Masaaki Nakano, Fumitake Gejyo
• Journal: Modern rheumatology (Mod Rheumatol) Vol. 14 Issue 3 Pg. 260-3 ( 2004) ISSN: 1439-7595 [Print] England
• PMID: 17143687 (Publication Type: Journal Article)