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Unusual presentation of spontaneous pneumomediastinum

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) is an uncommon, self-limiting condition resulting from alveolar rupture in young adults. There are asthma, illicit drug use, and activities triggering a Valsalva maneuver as causes of developing SPM. We report two patients who were diagnosed with SPM in the absenc...

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Autores principales: Cho, Tae jin, Kim, Hoon
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2988177/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21139723
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.71961