کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3249377 1589186 2010 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Pneumomediastinum After Inhalation of Helium Gas from Party Balloons
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی طب اورژانس
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Pneumomediastinum After Inhalation of Helium Gas from Party Balloons
چکیده انگلیسی
A previously healthy 16-year-old boy presented to the Emergency Department with a 2-day history of hoarseness, sore throat, and chest tightness. The physical examination was significant for diffuse neck and chest subcutaneous emphysema. A computed tomography (CT) scan of the neck and chest revealed pneumomediastinum after a plain chest X-ray study failed to uncover this finding. The patient reported that 5 days before presentation he forcefully inhaled helium gas directly from multiple party balloons in an attempt to alter his voice. The patient fully recovered over the next 2 days. Spontaneous pneumomediastinum developed in this patient with no underlying lung disease, presumably from air leakage secondary to the excessive elevation of intra-thoracic pressure due to repetitive inhalation of helium gas. Spontaneous pneumomediastinum remains largely underdiagnosed clinically, especially in young, healthy patients.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - Volume 38, Issue 2, February 2010, Pages 155-158
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