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Emerg Med J 2004;21:630-631 doi:10.1136/emj.2002.001792
  • Case report

Childhood asthma predisposes to spontaneous pneumomediastinum

  1. A U Momin,
  2. D A Chung,
  3. L C H John
  1. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, King’s College Hospital, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 Mr A U Momin
 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, UK; mominazizhotmail.com
  • Accepted 14 March 2003

Abstract

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is a rare condition for which potentially life threatening differential diagnoses must be excluded. A case is presented of a young man with a history of severe childhood asthma, who was successfully treated conservatively.

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