Pneumopericardium, Epidural Pneumatosis, and Muscular Emphysema: Rare Complications of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Due to Refractory Hyperemesis Gravidarum

Various complications of hyperemesis gravidarum and pneumomediastinum have been documented in the literature. Commonly, these cases resolve spontaneously or with the use of antiemetics and supportive care. In rare instances, these symptoms persist into the second trimester and are associated with an...

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Autores principales: Russell, Charles R, Benjamin, Garnett, Salabei, Joshua K, Okonoboh, Peters, Sun, Liang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9066593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35518530
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23800
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author Russell, Charles R
Benjamin, Garnett
Salabei, Joshua K
Okonoboh, Peters
Sun, Liang
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description Various complications of hyperemesis gravidarum and pneumomediastinum have been documented in the literature. Commonly, these cases resolve spontaneously or with the use of antiemetics and supportive care. In rare instances, these symptoms persist into the second trimester and are associated with an increased risk of complications. Herein, we present a case of a healthy 20-year-old female with a history of marijuana use who presented with intractable nausea and vomiting and was found to have multiple rare complications of spontaneous pneumomediastinum.
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spelling pubmed-90665932022-05-04 Pneumopericardium, Epidural Pneumatosis, and Muscular Emphysema: Rare Complications of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Due to Refractory Hyperemesis Gravidarum Russell, Charles R Benjamin, Garnett Salabei, Joshua K Okonoboh, Peters Sun, Liang Cureus Internal Medicine Various complications of hyperemesis gravidarum and pneumomediastinum have been documented in the literature. Commonly, these cases resolve spontaneously or with the use of antiemetics and supportive care. In rare instances, these symptoms persist into the second trimester and are associated with an increased risk of complications. Herein, we present a case of a healthy 20-year-old female with a history of marijuana use who presented with intractable nausea and vomiting and was found to have multiple rare complications of spontaneous pneumomediastinum. Cureus 2022-04-04 /pmc/articles/PMC9066593/ /pubmed/35518530 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23800 Text en Copyright © 2022, Russell et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
spellingShingle Internal Medicine
Russell, Charles R
Benjamin, Garnett
Salabei, Joshua K
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Sun, Liang
Pneumopericardium, Epidural Pneumatosis, and Muscular Emphysema: Rare Complications of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Due to Refractory Hyperemesis Gravidarum
title Pneumopericardium, Epidural Pneumatosis, and Muscular Emphysema: Rare Complications of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Due to Refractory Hyperemesis Gravidarum
title_full Pneumopericardium, Epidural Pneumatosis, and Muscular Emphysema: Rare Complications of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Due to Refractory Hyperemesis Gravidarum
title_fullStr Pneumopericardium, Epidural Pneumatosis, and Muscular Emphysema: Rare Complications of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Due to Refractory Hyperemesis Gravidarum
title_full_unstemmed Pneumopericardium, Epidural Pneumatosis, and Muscular Emphysema: Rare Complications of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Due to Refractory Hyperemesis Gravidarum
title_short Pneumopericardium, Epidural Pneumatosis, and Muscular Emphysema: Rare Complications of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Due to Refractory Hyperemesis Gravidarum
title_sort pneumopericardium, epidural pneumatosis, and muscular emphysema: rare complications of spontaneous pneumomediastinum due to refractory hyperemesis gravidarum
topic Internal Medicine
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9066593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35518530
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23800
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