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Sudden Respiratory Impairment due to Simultaneous Airway Obstruction and Tension Pneumothorax in a Patient Who Underwent Tracheostomy. [PDF]

open access: yesClin Case Rep
ABSTRACT An 86‐year‐old woman with a tracheostomy developed airway obstruction caused by viscid sputum. Forceful manual ventilation through her obstructed airway precipitated tension pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, pneumopericardium, pneumoperitoneum, and pneumoretroperitoneum.
Ono Y   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum: A Rare Cause of Chest Pain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is a rare medical condition characterized by the presence of free air in the mediastinum, not preceded by trauma, surgery, or another medical procedure.
Pimenta Fernandes, João   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Pneumomediastinum is defined as the presence of air in the mediastinal cavity. Can be classified into two categories: secondary pneumomediastinum, when there is a causative etiological factor and spontaneous pneumomediastinum, without a clear etiology ...
Chaves Ramos, H   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Tension pneumomediastinum from opioid inhalation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Pneumomediastinum is a rare complication of substance use, likely due to a Valsalva maneuver after drug inhalation. There are no previously documented associations between pneumomediastinum and opioid use.
Coffey, Christanne   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Case Series of Pneumomediastinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema in COVID-19 Patients

open access: yesCase Reports in Clinical Practice, 2022
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum has been reported in association with COVID-19. Pneumomediastinum could remain elusive until computed tomogra- phy is performed. Hence, we need to be vigilant even though it generally has a benign clinical course.
Yu Peng Tan, Vivek Vijayan, Koon Ket Sia
doaj   +1 more source

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in COVID-19 pneumonia

open access: yesMonaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2020
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is a benign entity but can worsen the underlying condition with which it is associated. We evaluated the incidence and the clinical relevance of spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a consecutive series of 102 patients with ...
Marco Loffi   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Asymptomatic pneumomediastinum resulting from air in the epidural space -a case report- [PDF]

open access: yesKorean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2013
There are no reports regarding pneumomediastinum caused by thoracic epidural block complications. We believe that it is possible to experience an occurrence of pneumomediastinum caused by air in the epidural space after performing a thoracic epidural ...
Hyun Kyoung Lim   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Case of Severe Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum in Acquired Immunosuppressed Child with Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Human Bocavirus Co-infection

open access: yes, 2021
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is an uncommon, benign, and self-limiting disease based on the presence of free air in the mediastinal cavity. It can occur after a forced Valsalva’s maneuver due to a cough, emesis or during an asthma exacerbation.
Ülkem Koçoğlu Barlas   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Pneumomediastinum, bilateral pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema complicating acute silicosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
A case of acute silicosis complicating as spontaneous pneumomediastinum, bilateral pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema is described in a 35-year-old male engaged in stone crusher unit. Diagnosis was established on clinical and radiological assessment
Meena, Manoj   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Pediatric Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum after a Push-Up Exercise: An Uncommon Complication of a Common Exercise

open access: yesChildren, 2020
Pediatric spontaneous pneumomediastinum is an uncommon condition associated with infection, trauma, or coexisting structural lung pathology. Exercise-related spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum are rarely reported.
Chih-Yi Tsay   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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