Pneumomediastinum - An Uncommon Complication of Acute Severe Asthma
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pneumomediastinum is a possible acute complication of severe occupational asthma
occupational asthma has been reported to be the most common chronic respiratory occupational disease in many developed countries, and as with other occupational lung diseases, occupational asthma is potentially preventable. we report the case of a 24-year-old baker who experienced pneumomediastinum as a consequence of workplace exposure. this is the first report of pneumomediastinum as a...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Medical Journal Armed Forces India
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0377-1237
DOI: 10.1016/s0377-1237(06)80125-5