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A Fatal Complication of Dermatomyositis: Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum

open access: yes, 2016
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a negative prognostic factor associated with increased morbidity and mortality in patients with dermatomyositis (DM). Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is a rare complication of DM and it can be fatal.
Erol, Muharrem   +11 more
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Spontaneous pneumomediastinum. Review of eight cases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Background: Hamman syndrome or spontaneous pneumomediastinum is uncommon and its clinical manifestations are chest pain, dyspnea and subcutaneous emphysema. Aim: To report a series of patients with spontaneous pneumomediastinum.
Álvarez Z., Carlos   +5 more
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Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: Time for consensus

open access: yesNorth American Journal of Medical Sciences, 2013
Pneumomediastinum (PM) is defined as the presence of free air in the mediastinal cavity. It is often regarded as a revealing sign of a more serious medical condition. PM is broken down into two categories, one, with an instigating event, referred to as secondary PM.
Sahni, Sonu   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Pneumomediastinum after cocaine use: an unusual aetiology

open access: yes, 2010
We describe an interesting case of pneumomediastinum secondary to cocaine abuse. The patient presented with severe chest pain following nasal inhalation of a large quantity of cocaine.
Gourevitch D, Seenath M, Chudasama K
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Spontaneous pneumomediastinum [PDF]

open access: yesCanadian Medical Association Journal, 2009
Emmet E, McGrath   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum – a Rare Asthma Complication

open access: yes, 2019
Asthma is the most common chronic respiratory disease worldwide and its prevalence is increasing. Acute asthma complications are often the reason for admission to emergency healthcare service.
Mazuruc,Natalia   +3 more
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Spontaneous pneumomediastinum [PDF]

open access: yesMedical Journal Armed Forces India, 2015
Ankush, Gupta   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum: Hamman Syndrome

open access: yes, 2018
History of present illness: A 28-year-old female presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with three days of intermittent, epigastric abdominal pain and non-bloody, non-bilious emesis with occasional diarrhea.
Ethan Kunstadt, MD, Tushank Chadha, BS
core   +1 more source

Hamman's syndrome (spontaneous pneumomediastinum presenting as subcutaneous emphysema): A rare case of the emergency department and review of the literature

open access: yesRespiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2018
Pneumomediastinum is a rare clinical entity that concerns the clinicians in the emergency department. We present a case of a patient with spontaneous pneumomediastinum (Hamman's syndrome) that presented to our hospital's emergency department with ...
Konstantinos Grapatsas   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pneumomediastinum a Rare but Important Cause of Acute Chest Pain; a Case Report

open access: yesطب اورژانس ایران, 2016
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is a rare condition, which is usually benign and self-limiting. Its main presentation is sudden retrosternal pain that may occur following valsalva maneuver, vomiting, frequent cough, heavy exercise, marijuana inhalation ...
Maryam Motamedi   +2 more
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