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A Fatal Complication of Dermatomyositis: Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum
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]
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
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
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Pneumomediastinum after cocaine use: an unusual aetiology
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]
Emmet E, McGrath +2 more
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Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum – a Rare Asthma Complication
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]
Ankush, Gupta +6 more
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Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum: Hamman Syndrome
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
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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
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Pneumomediastinum a Rare but Important Cause of Acute Chest Pain; a Case Report
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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