| Literature DB >> 33489509 |
Noman Saleem1, Rabia Saleem2, Zara Saleem3, Usman Ajmal4.
Abstract
Pneumomediastinum with bilateral pneumothorax is a clinical entity caused by infections, malignancy, or trauma, as in our case. Some patients present with pneumomediastinum secondary to trauma have esophageal, laryngeal, or tracheal injuries. A 16-year-old boy presented in the emergency department with complaints of shortness of breath and bruise on the chest after a history of the road traffic accident. Bilateral chest tube thoracotomy was done. Pneumomediastinum was suspected on X-ray chest and confirmed on computed tomography of the chest, which showed bilateral pneumothorax with pneumomediastinum. The patient was conservatively managed and discharged after 10 days.Entities:
Keywords: blunt thoracic trauma; pneumomediastinum; pneumothorax
Year: 2020 PMID: 33489509 PMCID: PMC7805511 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.12091
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cureus ISSN: 2168-8184