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ArticleBMJ case reports2019

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in a child with unknown aetiology.

Anoopkishore Chidambaram, Sirisha Donekal

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Anoopkishore ChidambaramDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Luton, Bedfordshire, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6593-3934
Sirisha DonekalDepartment of Paediatrics, Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Luton, Bedfordshire, UK.
Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum in children without any predisposing factors is a rare entity. We present a case of an adolescent boy with spontaneous pneumomediastinum. He is a 14-year-old boy brought to the hospital with an odd feeling in the neck and chest. Initial chest X-ray revealed subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum. He was further evaluated with CT thorax and abdomen with contrast which revealed extensive pneumomediastinum with associated surgical emphysema in the chest wall and neck. Expert opinions from the cardiothoracic and respiratory teams were obtained. The child was discharged with safety netting and description of red flag signs. Repeat chest X-ray in 2 weeks showed complete resolution of the pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema. We will briefly discuss about the diagnosis and treatment of spontaneous pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema.

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AdolescentConservative TreatmentHumansMaleMediastinal EmphysemaNeckSafety-net ProvidersSubcutaneous EmphysemaThoracic WallTomography, X-Ray Computedair leaksasthmagas/free gas

Identifiers

PMID30765441
PMCPMC6381981
OpenAlexW2914046920

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