Abstract:Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis (PCI) is the rare clinical finding of gas accumulation within the gastrointestinal wall. It can be secondary to a variety of disease processes including Crohn’s disease and systemic sclerosis. The present case describes PCI associated with pneumoperitoneum and ascites as the initial presentation of systemic sclerosis in a 64-year-old female with a history of Crohn’s disease. The diagnosis of systemic sclerosis was delayed as PCI was initially attributed Crohn’s disease. T… Show more
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