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Luiza Chimeli-Ormonde1, Lúcia Helena Ferreira Vasconcelos1, Roberto Rangel Alves Silva1

  • 1Hospital Municipal Ronaldo Gazolla - Av. Pastor Martin Luther King Júnior, 10.976 - Acari, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 21531-010, Brazil.

Journal of Radiology Case Reports
|November 10, 2022
PubMed

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is characterized by the accumulation of air in the mediastinum with no identified cause. It is a rare and self-limiting condition. We report the case of a 32-year-old female patient with controlled bronchial asthma, who presented with spontaneous pneumomediastinum, with no precipitating event. The evolution is generally benign and the treatment is conservative. Symptomatic medication may be instituted.

Keywords:
Computed TomographyMediastinal DiseaseMediastinal EmphysemaSpontaneous PneumomediastinumThoracic Disease

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