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ArticleRadiology case reports2019

Pneumorrhachis in children: A report of two cases and review of the literature.

Kazufumi Yaginuma, Masahiro Watanabe, Yasushi Saito, Nobuhisa Takahashi, Yoshihiro Ohara, Shogo Kobayashi, Kazuhiro Mochizuki, Kazuhide Suyama, Masatoki Sato, Hideki Sano and 3 more

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Rare Case of Spontaneous Pneumorrhachis in a Young Male with COVID-19.The Indian journal of radiology & imaging · 2021
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13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kazufumi YaginumaDepartment of Pediatrics, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan.
Masahiro WatanabeDepartment of Pediatrics, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan.
Yasushi SaitoDepartment of Pediatrics, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan.
Nobuhisa TakahashiDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, Fukushima Medical University Hospital, Fukushima, Japan.
Yoshihiro OharaDepartment of Pediatrics, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan.
Shogo KobayashiDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, Fukushima Medical University Hospital, Fukushima, Japan.
Kazuhiro MochizukiDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, Fukushima Medical University Hospital, Fukushima, Japan.
Kazuhide SuyamaDepartment of Pediatrics, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan.
Masatoki SatoDepartment of Pediatrics, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan.
Hideki SanoDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, Fukushima Medical University Hospital, Fukushima, Japan.
Koichi HashimotoDepartment of Pediatrics, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan.
Atsushi KikutaDepartment of Pediatric Oncology, Fukushima Medical University Hospital, Fukushima, Japan.
Mitsuaki HosoyaDepartment of Pediatrics, Fukushima Medical University, 1 Hikarigaoka, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima 960-1295, Japan.
Fukushima Medical University · JPFukushima Medical University Hospital · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pneumorrhachis refers to the clinical presentation of air within the spinal canal, and it is rarely associated with pneumomediastinum, particularly in young children. Pneumorrhachis associated with pneumomediastinum is generally asymptomatic. Here we report 2 unusual cases involving very young children with pneumorrhachis secondary to pneumomediastinum and present a review of the relevant literature. Case 1 involved a 4-year-old girl who presented with wheezing, violent coughing, and dyspnea associated with bronchiolitis. Case 2 involved a 3-year-old boy who presented with wheezing, violent coughing, and dyspnea associated with interstitial pneumonia possibly caused by graft-versus-host disease with human herpesvirus 6 infection after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. In both cases, pneumorrhachis improved with oxygen inhalation therapy and treatment of the underlying disease. Pneumorrhachis is rarely associated with neurological problems; however, decompressive laminectomy may be indicated to relieve the air block. Because pneumorrhachis is rare in children and neurological sequelae may be difficult to identify, close clinical, and radiographic observations are necessary. Plain radiography is not sufficient, and computed tomography should be performed to rule out intraspinal air.

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