Unusual cause of chest pain on radiograph.

West J Emerg Med

Hospital "SS. Giovanni e Paolo," Emergency Department, Venice, Italy.

Published: November 2011

Although pneumomediastinum (PM) is a cause of chest pain, which can be diagnosed on a plain chest radiograph, emergency physicians frequently miss the diagnosis. As follows a description of findings of PM on a chest radiograph.

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