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Spontaneous pneumomediastinum on bedside ultrasound: case report and review of the literature. The western journal of emergency medicine Zachariah, S., Gharahbaghian, L., Perera, P., Joshi, N. 2015; 16 (2): 321-324

Abstract

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is a rare disease process with no clear etiology, although it is thought to be related to changes in intrathoracic pressure causing chest pain and dyspnea. We present a case of a 17-year-old male with acute chest pain evaluated initially by bedside ultrasound, which showed normal lung sliding but poor visualization of the parasternal and apical cardiac views due to significant air artifact, representing air in the thoracic cavity. The diagnosis was later verified by chest radiograph. We present a case report on ultrasound-diagnosed pneumomediastinum, and we review the diagnostic modalities to date.

View details for DOI 10.5811/westjem.2015.1.24514

View details for PubMedID 25834681

View details for PubMedCentralID PMC4380390