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Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: a report of 2 cases.
We report 2 cases of spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) with clinical presentations similar to pericarditis, including positional chest pain, tachycardia, a precordial rub, and electrocardiographic changes. Chest radiography is the most commonly used imaging modality for diagnosis, but the findings may be subtle. In select patients, a more extensive diagnostic approach is warranted. Spontaneou...
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A 17-year-old white female presented to the emergency department with chest pain 12 h after ingesting four pills of phentermine (Adipex®). She complained of retrosternal chest pain radiating into her neck with inspiration. Medical history was unremarkable, and she denied any other medications or illicit drug use. Vital signs were normal with 100% pulse oximetry. Physical examination revealed no...
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A 23-year-old male presented to the emergency department (ED) with sore throat, chest pain and shortness of breath that started two days prior to his arrival and gradually increased in severity. Other symptoms included pleuritic chest pain, back pain, dysphagia, odynophagia and general air hunger. The patient denied any history of trauma or similar symptoms. Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) ...
متن کاملSpontaneous pneumomediastinum.
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum, or Hamman's syndrome, is a rare condition which may present with the symptoms of chest pain, dyspnoea, dysphagia, or neck pain. The signs of subcutaneous emphysema and Hamman's crunch (the presence of a crepitance sound that varies with the heartbeat on auscultation of the precordium) are usually present. A case of this syndrome occurring in an elderly patient wit...
متن کامل[Spontaneous pneumomediastinum].
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is a presence of free air in the mediastinum without previous injury and without previously known lung disease. Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is infrequent and little known by physicians. Authors present a case report of three young men with spontaneous pneumomediastinum. There was no evident causation in two cases. In one case there was previous excessive sport ac...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1010-7940
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.03.008