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Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum from Running Sprints
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) is a fairly rare condition, caused by increased intrathoracic pressure, leading to free air in the mediastinal structures. Underlying lung conditions are associated with increased incidence of SPM, including asthma, interstitial lung disease, pneumonia, bullous lu...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2939501/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20862351 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/927467 |
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description | Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) is a fairly rare condition, caused by increased intrathoracic pressure, leading to free air in the mediastinal structures. Underlying lung conditions are associated with increased incidence of SPM, including asthma, interstitial lung disease, pneumonia, bullous lung, and radiation therapy for lung cancer. It is often preceded by Valsalva maneuvers, vomiting, coughing, asthma exacerbation, sneezing, childbirth, or intense physical activity. A case of SPM is presented in a 15-year-old male, who complained of throat pain and dyspnea while running sprints at football practice. Workup revealed SPM, and he was subsequently admitted and treated conservatively. His symptoms resolved in 2 days and he was discharged and suffered no further recurrences. In contrast to secondary pneumomediastinum, SPM is usually a benign condition although life-threatening conditions can rarely arise. Differentiating between these two conditions has important prognostic indications. There is a paucity of prospectively collected data regarding SPM, and considerable variation in recommendations concerning the extent of workup. |
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spelling | pubmed-29395012010-09-22 Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum from Running Sprints Turban, Joseph W. Case Rep Med Case Report Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) is a fairly rare condition, caused by increased intrathoracic pressure, leading to free air in the mediastinal structures. Underlying lung conditions are associated with increased incidence of SPM, including asthma, interstitial lung disease, pneumonia, bullous lung, and radiation therapy for lung cancer. It is often preceded by Valsalva maneuvers, vomiting, coughing, asthma exacerbation, sneezing, childbirth, or intense physical activity. A case of SPM is presented in a 15-year-old male, who complained of throat pain and dyspnea while running sprints at football practice. Workup revealed SPM, and he was subsequently admitted and treated conservatively. His symptoms resolved in 2 days and he was discharged and suffered no further recurrences. In contrast to secondary pneumomediastinum, SPM is usually a benign condition although life-threatening conditions can rarely arise. Differentiating between these two conditions has important prognostic indications. There is a paucity of prospectively collected data regarding SPM, and considerable variation in recommendations concerning the extent of workup. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010 2010-09-02 /pmc/articles/PMC2939501/ /pubmed/20862351 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/927467 Text en Copyright © 2010 Joseph W. Turban. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Turban, Joseph W. Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum from Running Sprints |
title | Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum from Running Sprints |
title_full | Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum from Running Sprints |
title_fullStr | Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum from Running Sprints |
title_full_unstemmed | Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum from Running Sprints |
title_short | Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum from Running Sprints |
title_sort | spontaneous pneumomediastinum from running sprints |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2939501/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20862351 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/927467 |
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