Blunt chest trauma - pulmonary interstitial emphysema and pneumomediastinum

Case contributed by Charlie Chia-Tsong Hsu , 5 Dec 2012
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Henry Knipe, 1 Mar 2020

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Left-sided pulmonary interstitial emphysema and pneumomediastinum centred on the left hilum.

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Blunt chest trauma (pulmonary- pulmonary interstitial emphysema and pneumomediastinum)
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30 year old male. BMX accident, 40 km/hr, fall forward.

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Blunt chest trauma (pulmonary interstitial emphysema and pneumomediastinum)
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