Recurrent spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a young female: Hamman's crunch revisited(†)

Presence of free air in the mediastinum without any identifiable cause is defined as spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM). SPM is more common in young males. The common inciting event leading to SPM are retching, vomiting, acute asthma attack, intense sport activity, inhalation of drugs and weight lo...

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Autores principales: Devaraj, Uma, Ramachandran, Priya, D'souza, George A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2014
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4369980/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25988012
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omu008
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Ramachandran, Priya
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description Presence of free air in the mediastinum without any identifiable cause is defined as spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM). SPM is more common in young males. The common inciting event leading to SPM are retching, vomiting, acute asthma attack, intense sport activity, inhalation of drugs and weight loss as seen in anorexia nervosa. Analgesics and rest is the mainstay of treatment. Recurrence of SPM is rare. We present a case of recurrent SPM occurring in a young female within few months interval. We also present a brief literature review.
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spelling pubmed-43699802015-05-18 Recurrent spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a young female: Hamman's crunch revisited(†) Devaraj, Uma Ramachandran, Priya D'souza, George A. Oxf Med Case Reports Case Reports Presence of free air in the mediastinum without any identifiable cause is defined as spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM). SPM is more common in young males. The common inciting event leading to SPM are retching, vomiting, acute asthma attack, intense sport activity, inhalation of drugs and weight loss as seen in anorexia nervosa. Analgesics and rest is the mainstay of treatment. Recurrence of SPM is rare. We present a case of recurrent SPM occurring in a young female within few months interval. We also present a brief literature review. Oxford University Press 2014-05-01 /pmc/articles/PMC4369980/ /pubmed/25988012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omu008 Text en Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. © The Author 2014 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
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title_short Recurrent spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a young female: Hamman's crunch revisited(†)
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4369980/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25988012
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omu008
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