Dougenis D, Papathanasopoulos P G, Paschalis C, Papapetropoulos T
Department of Surgery, University of Patras Medical School, University Hospital, Greece.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1996;10(11):1021-3. doi: 10.1016/s1010-7940(96)80408-8.
Dermatomyositis is a chronic inflammatory myopathy with severe prognosis. A 57-year-old woman suffering from dermatomyositis is presented who, in the course of the disease, developed acute spontaneous esophageal rupture due to dermatomyositis involvement of the esophagus. She was successfully treated with total esophagectomy and stomach interposition. This is the first report of spontaneous rupture of esophagus in dermatomyositis.
皮肌炎是一种预后严重的慢性炎症性肌病。本文报告一名57岁患有皮肌炎的女性,在疾病过程中,因皮肌炎累及食管而发生急性自发性食管破裂。她接受了全食管切除术和胃间置术,治疗成功。这是皮肌炎患者食管自发性破裂的首例报告。