A case with spontan pneumomediastinum

Şahin S., Masoom M. A., Eroǧlu A. G., Taştan Y.

TURK PEDIATRI ARSIVI-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.48, sa.4, ss.336-338, 2013 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 48 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/tpa.996
  • Dergi Adı: TURK PEDIATRI ARSIVI-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.336-338
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Chest film, chest pain, dyspnea, Hamman's sign, spontaneous pneumomediyastinum, subcutaneous emphysema
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is the presence of free air in the mediastinum without any identifiable etiology like trauma or invasive procedure. Hower thoracic pain is the major complaint. The symptom triad of thoracic pain, dyspnea and subcutaneous emphysema is typical. We present a 13-year old young male presenting to the emergency room with a complaint of thoracic pain. Physical examination was unremarkable except for Hamman's sign. Examinations including chest x-ray revealed pneumomediastinum. In this case, when evaluating thoracic pain, we aimed to emphasize the importance of pyhsical examination particulary the cardiac auscultation.