A case of spontaneous pneumomediastinum with unknown etiology

Journal of Clinical and Analytical Medicine Pub Date : 2019-03-01 DOI:10.4328/JCAM.5896

T. Alar

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DOI: 10.4328/JCAM.5896 Received: 10.05.2018 Accepted: 31.05.2018 Publihed Online: 05.06.2018 Printed: 01.03.2019 J Clin Anal Med 2019;10(2): 257-9 Corresponding Author: Timuçin Alar, Thoracic Surgery Department, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Medical Faculty, Çanakkale, Turkey. E-Mail: timalar@yahoo.com ORCID ID: 0000-0002-4719-002X Abstract First described by Hamman in 1939, spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) is a disease with the collection of air in the mediastinum without any underlying cause. It is usually seen in young males and its incidence is reported between 1/15000-1/25000 in different case series. We would like to present the case of a 16-year-old male patient who admitted to our hospital with the complaints of pleuritic chest pain and tenderness in the neck and was diagnosed as spontaneous pneumomediastinum. Patient spontaneously recovered without the need of an invasive procedure.

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病因不明的自发性纵隔气肿1例

DOI:10.4328/JCAM.5896接收日期：2018年5月10日接受日期：2018年年5月31日在线发布日期：2018年度6月5日印刷日期：2019年3月1日《临床分析医学杂志》；10（2）：257-9通讯作者：Timuçin Alar，土耳其恰纳卡莱Onsekiz Mart大学医学院胸外科。电子邮件：timalar@yahoo.comORCID ID:0000-0002-4719-002X摘要Hamman于1939年首次描述，自发性纵隔气肿（SPM）是一种纵隔内空气聚集而没有任何潜在原因的疾病。它通常见于年轻男性，在不同的病例系列中，其发病率在1/15000-125000之间。我们想介绍一例16岁的男性患者，他因胸膜炎性胸痛和颈部压痛入院，被诊断为自发性纵隔气肿。患者在不需要侵入性手术的情况下自行康复。

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