The aim of this study was to analyze the characteristics of patients with diffuse connective tissue diseases (CTDs) complicated by pneumomediastinum and identify the risk factors associated with increased mortality in these patients. Twenty-eight patients with CTD-associated pneumomediastinum, who
OBJECTIVE
To reveal the clinical features of respiratory failure (RF) in dermatomyositis (DM) patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD),and to explore risk factors of RF in these patients.
METHODS
The medical data of 122 DM patients with ILD were retrospectively reviewed: 40 developed RF (RF
Broncho-esophageal fistula (BOF) is a rare complication of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB). TB-associated BOF presents either as acute respiratory failure, aspiration pneumonia or as a complication of surgical decompression of thoracic lymph nodes.All