Pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, subcutaneous emphysema and pneumorrhachis as complications of common flu
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Pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, subcutaneous emphysema and pneumorrhachis as complications of common flu
BACKGROUND Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is an uncommon benign condition that is occasionally associated with subcutaneous emphysema and occasionally with pneumothorax, but is rarely associated with pneumorrhachis (air within the spinal epidural space). CASE REPORT We describe the case of a 20-year-old man and discuss a classification system of pneumorrhachis and its pathoanatomy, clinical an...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Case Reports
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1941-5923
DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.883332