PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM FOLLOWING SPIROMETRY: A CASE REPORT WITH REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 4
Abstract
Pneumomediastinum is a well recognized clinical entity, it was first described as a complication of trauma by Laennac in 1819, spontaneous Pneumomediastinum as an entity was initially introduced into medical literature in 1939 by Hamman, from whom Hamman‟s sign is derived. We present here a case of Pneumomediastinum developing spontaneously after spirometry in 18 years old boy who was a known asthmatic and had marfanoid habitus.
Authors and Affiliations
Arun B. J. , Vidyasagar B. , Rajesh B. P, Guruprasad Antin
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