This condition has been described as occurring in both adults and children and is probably uncommon rather than rare. There are few recorded cases in the British paediatric literature, but in discussion of the subject with colleagues occasional instances in children have been mentioned. In the absence of the associated subcutaneous emphysema the mediastinal collection of air is likely to be ove...

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Air-leak syndromes include pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax, pneumopericardium, pneumoperitoneum, pulmonary interstitial emphysema and subcutaneous emphysema. Pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum occur in 1 to 2% of normal neonates and they usually has no symptoms and resolves spontaneously. Here we report sudden fatal pneumomediastinum accompanied with pneumopericardium and pneumoperitoneum in no...

A patient under our care underwent percutaneous transthoracic needle aspiration biopsy of a right upper lobe cavitating lesion of the lung. His clinical state and data on studies of pulmonary function precluded thoracotomy. Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopic examination had not yielded a diagnosis. The diagnosis before and after the procedure was that of a cavitating epidermoid carcinoma. Immedi...

We describe a patient with anorexia nervosa who developed a spontaneous pneumomediastinum. Five other patients have been reported with this association, suggesting that tissue changes in anorexia nervosa may predispose to this condition.