Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

Unusual Presentation of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum: A case Report

Nidhi Dahiya, Abinav Dagar

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Introduction– Pneumomediastinum is a condition in which there is presence of air or in the mediastinum, It mostly results due to rupture of microscopic alveoli. It usually occurs in healthy and young patients devoid of any severe underlying pulmonary pathology occuring in about 1 per ten thousand hospital admissions and it may also be a less diagnosed condition Case Report–A 26–year–old male presented to the Emergency with complaints of dyspnoea,fever,cough and severe retrosternal chest pain. A radiograph of the chest revealed left lung collapse with no signs suggestive of pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum. CT of the chest done in view of no clinical improvement and to rule out cause of collapse which revealed Pneumomediastinum. He was treated conservatively with complete bed rest, oad spectrum IV antibiotics, oxygen therapy and steroids Conclusion– Although rare Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum can present in the absence of any clinical findings. Most of the cases can be treated conservatively without any invasive procedures.

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UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM: A CASE REPORT, Nidhi Dahiya, Abinav Dagar INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-8 | August-2019

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