Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Complicating with Asthma.
10.12771/emj.2014.37.S.S19
- Author:
Yong Moon WOO
1
;
Eun Jung JUNG
;
Ji Seok SEONG
;
Beom Jin JEONG
;
Young Jun CHO
;
Yeong Mo KANG
;
Eun LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Red Cross Hospital, Seoul, Korea. mdjungej@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Asthma;
Pneumomediastinum
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Asthma*;
Chest Pain;
Cough;
Dyspnea;
Female;
Humans;
Mediastinal Emphysema*;
Mediastinum;
Oxygen
- From:The Ewha Medical Journal
2014;37(Suppl):S19-S23
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is an uncommon disease that is defined as the presence of free air in the mediastinum in the absence of any obvious precipitating cause. This condition occurs as a rare complication of acute exacerbation of asthma. Classic symptoms include retrosternal chest pain, dyspnea and cough, but are not specific. Spontaneous pneumomediastinum complicated by asthma is usually self-limiting and well controlled with conservative management, but this condition can be potentially life threatening. We report a case of 18-year-old woman with asthma who presented with spontaneous pneumomediastinum. The patient was treated conservatively with oxygen and steroid therapy, and her clinical conditions were improved. Spontaneous pneumomediastinum disappeared.
