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Raith, W; Zartner, P; Beitzke, A.
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum as a cause of chest pain
Z Kardiol. 2003; 92(7):601-605
Doi: 10.1007/s00392-003-0958-8
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- Raith Wolfgang
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- Beitzke Albrecht
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- Abstract:
- Two patients, both 16 years old, presented because of chest pain after extended sports activity. The thoracal X-ray showed trapped air in the mediastinum especially around the cervical vessels in one patient. In the thoracal X-ray of the other patient a vertical lucent streak along the left side of the heart, showing the pleura as a fine opaque line, was found. Both developed subcutaneous emphysema after a few hours, which led to the diagnosis spontaneous pneumomediastinum. The chest pain resolved under analgetic medication, and after resorption of the subcutaneous emphysema both patients recovered completely. The main differential diagnosis of the spontaneous pneumomediastinum is besides pericarditis and myocarditis, the spontaneous esophageal perforation (also called Boerhaave syndrome), with the high morbidity, it has to be ruled out consequently.
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- Chest Pain - etiology
- Diagnosis, Differential - etiology
- Humans - etiology
- Male - etiology
- Mediastinal Emphysema - radiography
- Prognosis - radiography
- Remission, Spontaneous - radiography
- Rupture, Spontaneous - radiography
- Subcutaneous Emphysema - radiography
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- spontaneous pneumomediastinum
- chest pain
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