[Thyroid cartilage fracture following sneezing as a cause of spontaneous pneumomediastinum].

Objective: To evaluate the possible etiological factors of spontaneous pneumomediastinum and to describe a case that was unusual in its etiology: a thyroid cartilage fracture as a result of sneezing.

Material And Methods: Six patients (four male, two female, aged 16-82 years) were hospitalized with spontaneous pneumomediastinum diagnosed with a chest X-ray in five patients and 100% with computed tomography. Treatment was symptomatic.