Pneumomediastinum after cocaine use: an unusual aetiology

Autor:	David Gourevitch, Marlon Seenath, Kunal Chudasama
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Cardiothoracic Surgery Inhalation Conservative management business.industry Chest injury Chest pain medicine.disease Anesthesia medicine Etiology Cocaine use Surgery Pneumomediastinum medicine.symptom business Cocaine abuse
Zdroj:	Journal of Surgical Case Reports
ISSN:	2042-8812
Popis:	We describe an interesting case of pneumomediastinum secondary to cocaine abuse. The patient presented with severe chest pain following nasal inhalation of a large quantity of cocaine. Investigations revealed no chest injury; however oesophagitis was proven leading to a possible aetiology of oesophageal microperforation. After conservative management there was spontaneous resolution of the pneumomediastinum.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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