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Spontaneous tension pneumomediastinum with pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema as a complication of COVID‐19 disease

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 11, Issue 7, July 2023., 2023
Key Clinical Message Recently spontaneous tension pneumomediastinum (STM), were reported as infrequent complications in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) patients but pneumothorax (PT), and subcutaneous emphysema (SE) are more frequently seen in COVID‐19 patients. PT and SE may present after PTM in COVID‐19.
Manouchehr Aghajanzadeh, Ali Alavi Foumani, Azita Tangestaninejad, Mohammad Haghighi, Yousha Pourahmadi, Ehsan Hajipour Jafroudi, Mahsa Mousazadeh, Rastin Hosseinzadeh Asli   +7 more
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CT-Guided Pericardiocentesis in a Case of Tension Pneumopericardium and Tamponade Secondary to an Enteropericardial Fistula

JACC: Case Reports, 2023
Tension pneumopericardium is most commonly traumatic. Nontraumatic etiologies are rare, but have been reported with gastropericardial and esophagopericardial fistulas. We present the case of a 54-year-old patient who developed a tension pneumopericardium
Ali O. Ibrahim, MD, Fouad Jaber, MD, Moh’d Alghizzawi, MD, Mark Metzinger, MD, Talal Asif, MD   +4 more
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Pneumopericardium following blunt trauma: Case report

Cirugía Cardiovascular, 2020
Pneumopericardium is defined as the nearness of air inside the pericardial space. It rarely happens after blunt or penetrating chest trauma and may likewise occur iatrogenically. ‘Simple’ pneumopericardium provides no perceptible circulatory collapse and
Amr Abd-El Moneim Shalaby
doaj   +1 more source

Pneumopericardium should be considered with electrocardiogram changes after blunt chest trauma: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2008
Introduction Electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities in patients with blunt chest trauma are diverse and non-specific, but may be indicative of potentially life-threatening conditions.
Konijn Arjan JM, Egbers Peter HM, Kuiper Michaël A   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Isolated pneumopericardium; An extremely rare complication following active resuscitation in a term neonate [PDF]

ARYA Atherosclerosis, 2021
BACKGROUND: Pneumopericardium, presence of air in pericardial cavity, is rare entity with potentially severe complications and mortality. In the neonatal period, it is associated with prematurity, low birth weight, and assisted ventilation, but in full ...
Santosh Sinha, Puneet Aggarwal, Sidhdarth Samrat, Umeshwar Pandey, Vinay Krishna   +4 more
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Nonoperative Management of a Pediatric Blunt Traumatic Distal Tracheal Injury. [PDF]

Case Rep Pediatr
Introduction Blunt traumatic tracheal injury in children is rare and potentially life‐threatening. Operative management has traditionally been recommended, though recent reports suggest that nonoperative management may be appropriate in selected patients. Case Presentation A previously healthy 10‐year‐old boy presented after an unwitnessed helmeted all‐
Stanic P, Vore E, Galganski L, Myer CM, Hysinger EB, Falcone RA.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

An unusual case of bronchopericardial fistula secondary to necrotizing pneumonia

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2022
Background Pneumopericardium is a rare complication in patients with bacterial necrotizing pneumonia and proven to be lethal with a high incidence of mortality due to cardiopulmonary failure.
Prachi Bharti, Vivek Agarwal, Jerin Kuruvilla, Subhash Singla   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Posttraumatic Pneumopericardium: A Sign of Severe Injury or Radiodiagnostic Rarity?

Acta Medica, 2006
We present three cases of pneumopericardium following blunt chest trauma injury. All three patients were victims of road traffic accidents. All had multiple associated injuries and pneumopericardium was found as the additional finding.
Vladimír Lonský, Jiří Manďák, Jan Harrer, Martin Tuna, Petr Dvořák, Tomáš Dědek, Jan Dominik   +6 more
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Case report: A rare complication after the implantation of a cardiac implantable electronic device: Contralateral pneumothorax with pneumopericardium and pneumomediastinum

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) including pacemakers (PM), implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD), and cardiac resynchronized therapy (CRT) have become the mainstay of therapy for many cardiac conditions, consequently drawing ...
Shao-Wei Lo, Ju-Yi Chen
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A disastrous omen – Candidal pyo pneumopericardium

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2021
Pyo-pneumopericardium or purulent pericarditis is a rare medical entity associated with high mortality. We hereby report a rare case of a 25-years old lady with pyo-pneumopericardium, aspirated pus culture from the pericardial cavity of which grew yeast (
Rathijit Pal, Darpanarayan Hazra, Kishore Pichamuthu, Kundavaram Paul Prabhakar Abhilash   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source