Cervical emphysema due to spontaneous pneumomediastinum (Hamman syndrome)

Case contributed by Manuel Schütze , 19 Nov 2019
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Andrew Murphy, 23 Nov 2019

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Age changed from 25 to 25 years.

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  • 1. Grapatsas K, Tsilogianni Z, Leivaditis V, Kotoulas S, Kotoulas C, Koletsis E, Iliadis IS, Dahm M, Trakada G, Veletza L, Kallianos A, Huang H, Kosmidis C, Karanikas M, Thomaidis V, Porpodis K, Zarogoulidis P. Hamman's syndrome (spontaneous pneumomediastinum presenting as subcutaneous emphysema): A rare case of the emergency department and review of the literature. (2018) Respiratory medicine case reports. 23: 63-65. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.12.004">doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.12.004</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29276676">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
  • Hamman's syndrome (spontaneous pneumomediastinum presenting as subcutaneous emphysema): A rare case of the emergency department and review of the literature. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5730040/

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