Pneumomediastinum: an unusual complication of bronchial asthma in a young man.

Neth J Med

Department of Internal Medicine, St. Clara Ziekenhuis, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Published: April 1998

We report a patient with bronchial asthma who presented with pneumomediastinum, pneumopericardium, pneumoretroperitoneum, pneumorrhachis and extensive subcutaneous emphysema, after a period of coughing. Pathogenesis, diagnostic procedures and treatment of pneumomediastinum and its complications are discussed.

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