Spontaneous pneumomediastinum mimicking acute pericarditis

Autor: Haseeb Chaudhary, Zohaib Yousaf, Usama Nasir, Tayyab Waheed, Khezar Syed
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Clinical Case Reports, Vol 9, Iss 12, Pp n/a-n/a (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2050-0904
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.5156
Popis: Abstract ST elevations on electrocardiogram (ECG) have a broad differential diagnosis that can vary from benign to more ominous pathologies. These include early repolarization, coronary vasospasm, acute pericarditis, ST‐elevation myocardial infarction, ventricular aneurysms, and dissecting aneurysm of the aorta reaching the pericardium. ST‐segment changes may also provide a clue to the presence of spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM). These ECG changes are seldom reported in literature. We describe two SPM cases with concomitant pneumopericardium that closely mimicked acute pericarditis with a deceptive clinical spectrum.
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