Spontaneous Mediastinal Emphysema Associated with the Use of Synthetic Cannabinoid (Bonsai)

Spontaneous mediastinal emphysema.

OBJECTIVE Spontaneous mediastinal emphysema is uncommon. Its cause has not been determined precisely, but the entity is usually associated with suddenly raised alveolar pressure. METHODS Between 1980 and 2001, 114 patients with mediastinal emphysema of various causes were hospitalized in the Wolfson Medical Center. In 22 of these patients (19.3%) the emphysema occurred without an obvious prec...

Severe Illness Associated with Synthetic Cannabinoid Use — Brunswick, Georgia, 2013

On August 23, 2013, the Georgia Poison Center was notified of eight persons examined in an emergency department in Brunswick, Georgia, after smoking or inhaling fumes from synthetic cannabinoids. The Georgia Poison Center notified the Georgia Drug and Narcotics Agency, which informed the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH). The Brunswick emergency department was asked to report any additi...

Acute Mediastinal Emphysema with Generalized Emphysema

A case of spontaneous cervical and mediastinal emphysema.

Subcutaneous cervical and mediastinal emphysema usually can occurs as a result of surgery or trauma. Spontaneous cervical subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum, occurring in the absence of previous disorders or provocating factors, is very rare. The following case report of spontaneous cervical and mediastinal emphysema is assumed to be the first of its kind in Korea. The patient has bee...

Mediastinal Emphysema