Pneumomediastinum after cocaine use: an unusual aetiology

We describe an interesting case of pneumomediastinum secondary to cocaine abuse. The patient presented with severe chest pain following nasal inhalation of a large quantity of cocaine. Investigations revealed no chest injury; however oesophagitis was proven leading to a possible aetiology of oesopha...

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Autores principales: Chudasama, Kunal, Seenath, Marlon, Gourevitch, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: JSCR Publishing Ltd 2010
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Cardiothoracic Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649078/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24945506
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2010.1.3
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author Chudasama, Kunal
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description We describe an interesting case of pneumomediastinum secondary to cocaine abuse. The patient presented with severe chest pain following nasal inhalation of a large quantity of cocaine. Investigations revealed no chest injury; however oesophagitis was proven leading to a possible aetiology of oesophageal microperforation. After conservative management there was spontaneous resolution of the pneumomediastinum.
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spelling pubmed-36490782013-05-14 Pneumomediastinum after cocaine use: an unusual aetiology Chudasama, Kunal Seenath, Marlon Gourevitch, David J Surg Case Rep Cardiothoracic Surgery We describe an interesting case of pneumomediastinum secondary to cocaine abuse. The patient presented with severe chest pain following nasal inhalation of a large quantity of cocaine. Investigations revealed no chest injury; however oesophagitis was proven leading to a possible aetiology of oesophageal microperforation. After conservative management there was spontaneous resolution of the pneumomediastinum. JSCR Publishing Ltd 2010-03-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3649078/ /pubmed/24945506 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2010.1.3 Text en © JSCR
spellingShingle Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chudasama, Kunal
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Pneumomediastinum after cocaine use: an unusual aetiology
title Pneumomediastinum after cocaine use: an unusual aetiology
title_full Pneumomediastinum after cocaine use: an unusual aetiology
title_fullStr Pneumomediastinum after cocaine use: an unusual aetiology
title_full_unstemmed Pneumomediastinum after cocaine use: an unusual aetiology
title_short Pneumomediastinum after cocaine use: an unusual aetiology
title_sort pneumomediastinum after cocaine use: an unusual aetiology
topic Cardiothoracic Surgery
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3649078/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24945506
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/2010.1.3
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