An Unusual Association in an Uncommon Disease: Two Cases of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Associated with Pneumorrhachis
Pneumomediastinum, the presence of free air in the mediastinum, is described as spontaneous pneumomediastinum when there is no apparent cause such as trauma, surgery, interventional procedures, or intrathoracic infections. Pneumorrhachis is a rare clinical condition, consisting of intraspinal air. T...
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| description | Pneumomediastinum, the presence of free air in the mediastinum, is described as spontaneous pneumomediastinum when there is no apparent cause such as trauma, surgery, interventional procedures, or intrathoracic infections. Pneumorrhachis is a rare clinical condition, consisting of intraspinal air. The main causes are iatrogenic, traumatic, and nontraumatic. Spontaneous mediastinum is usually associated with subcutaneous emphysema and, occasionally, with pneumothorax; however, its association with pneumorrhachis is extremely rare. Here, we present two rare cases of spontaneous pneumomediastinum associated with pneumorrhachis caused by vigorous coughing. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3b7c60cddc574520b54f752426890ae72025-02-03T06:06:46ZengWileyCase Reports in Pulmonology2090-68462090-68542016-01-01201610.1155/2016/50921575092157An Unusual Association in an Uncommon Disease: Two Cases of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Associated with PneumorrhachisLuís Martins0Patrícia Dionísio1Susana Moreira2Alda Manique3Isabel Correia4Cristina Bárbara5Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte (CHLN), 1649-035 Lisboa, PortugalCentro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte (CHLN), 1649-035 Lisboa, PortugalCentro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte (CHLN), 1649-035 Lisboa, PortugalCentro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte (CHLN), 1649-035 Lisboa, PortugalCentro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte (CHLN), 1649-035 Lisboa, PortugalCentro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte (CHLN), 1649-035 Lisboa, PortugalPneumomediastinum, the presence of free air in the mediastinum, is described as spontaneous pneumomediastinum when there is no apparent cause such as trauma, surgery, interventional procedures, or intrathoracic infections. Pneumorrhachis is a rare clinical condition, consisting of intraspinal air. The main causes are iatrogenic, traumatic, and nontraumatic. Spontaneous mediastinum is usually associated with subcutaneous emphysema and, occasionally, with pneumothorax; however, its association with pneumorrhachis is extremely rare. Here, we present two rare cases of spontaneous pneumomediastinum associated with pneumorrhachis caused by vigorous coughing.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5092157 |
| spellingShingle | Luís Martins Patrícia Dionísio Susana Moreira Alda Manique Isabel Correia Cristina Bárbara An Unusual Association in an Uncommon Disease: Two Cases of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Associated with Pneumorrhachis Case Reports in Pulmonology |
| title | An Unusual Association in an Uncommon Disease: Two Cases of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Associated with Pneumorrhachis |
| title_full | An Unusual Association in an Uncommon Disease: Two Cases of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Associated with Pneumorrhachis |
| title_fullStr | An Unusual Association in an Uncommon Disease: Two Cases of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Associated with Pneumorrhachis |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Unusual Association in an Uncommon Disease: Two Cases of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Associated with Pneumorrhachis |
| title_short | An Unusual Association in an Uncommon Disease: Two Cases of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Associated with Pneumorrhachis |
| title_sort | unusual association in an uncommon disease two cases of spontaneous pneumomediastinum associated with pneumorrhachis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5092157 |
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