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Boerhaave Syndrome After Kambo Use: A Case Report

open access: yesCase Reports in Critical Care, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Kambo is a traditional Amazonian ritual involving the application of Phyllomedusa bicolor frog venom. Its use is gaining popularity as an alternative medicine, for its assumed purgative and therapeutic properties. Kambo can induce severe cardiopulmonary, liver, and neurological complications. A 42‐year‐old man with a history of alternative medicine use
Simon Beguin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum, Hamman syndrome: case report

open access: yesMedicina, 2016
Pneumomediastinum is defined as free air or gas within the mediastinum, and in case of spontaneous pneumomediastinum there is no evidence of trauma, invasive procedures or previously diagnosed lung diseases.
Luilson Geraldo Coelho Júnior   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a scuba diver [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Pneumomediastinum usually occurs following an airleak from the lungs, or from a perforated oesophagus. We report on a 30-year-old man who developed pneumomediastinum after scuba diving.
Cheung, HYS   +4 more
core  

Management of Mechanical Ventilation in Decompensated Heart Failure. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a life-saving intervention for respiratory failure, including decompensated congestive heart failure. MV can reduce ventricular preload and afterload, decrease extra-vascular lung water, and decrease the work of breathing ...
Adams, Jason Y   +4 more
core   +4 more sources

A Successful Anesthesia Management of Intraoperative Cardiac Arrest Secondary to Pneumothorax During Laparoscopy Nephrectomy: A Case Report

open access: yesCase Reports in Anesthesiology, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Intraoperative cardiac arrest is a rare but life‐threatening condition. Since the patient is under continuous anesthesia monitoring, it is generally rapidly recognized by anesthesiologists. We present a case of a 35‐year‐old female who had an intraoperative collapse during laparoscopy nephrectomy.
Samish Adhikari   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nonoperative Management of a Pediatric Blunt Traumatic Distal Tracheal Injury

open access: yesCase Reports in Pediatrics, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
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‐
Philip Stanic   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paraquat Poisoning: A Case of Daisley–Barton Syndrome and Hepatorenal Failure

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 12, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Paraquat (PQ) is a highly toxic herbicide that causes severe poisoning. It mainly affects the lungs, liver, and kidneys. When ingested intentionally, it has a high mortality rate due to the absence of an effective antidote. We present a rare case of a 35‐year‐old female with deliberate ingestion of paraquat for a suicide attempt.
Ali Gohar   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Resolution of a persistent pneumothorax by blood patch pleurodesis in a cat (Felis catus) with primary pulmonary lymphoma

open access: yesVeterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 4, December 2025.
Abstract An 18‐year‐old, spayed, female, domestic shorthair cat was presented to our hospital with acute dyspnoea following an episode of vomiting. Thoracic radiography revealed a severe pneumothorax. Despite multiple thoracocenteses, the pneumothorax persisted. Under general anaesthesia, computed tomography revealed multiple pulmonary masses.
Yuki Hoshino   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2008
Felipe Martinez   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Clinical impact of pneumomediastinum in patients with myositis-associated interstitial lung disease.

open access: yesPLoS ONE
BackgroundIdiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM) frequently coexists with interstitial lung disease (ILD), significantly impacting morbidity and mortality.
Junghee Jung   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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