パニック発作による頸部縦隔気腫:症例報告
Thomas P Clements1, Antonia P Tse2, Tom J Rourke2
1Intensive Care Unit, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, GBR.
Cureus
|February 2, 2026
まとめ
自発性頸部縦隔気腫(CME)は、明らかな原因がなく、パニック発作の後にも起こりうる。この稀な病態は、呼吸器系または消化器系の問題がCMEの前提条件ではないことを示唆している。
科学分野:
- 医学
- 肺学
- 放射線学
背景:
- 自発性頸部気腫は稀であり、明らかな原因なしに頸部の深部空間に遊離した空気を特徴とする。内臓腔と縦隔および後腹膜腔との連続性のため、鑑別診断は広範である。
研究 の 目的:
- パニック発作後の18歳女性における自発性頸部縦隔気腫(CME)の珍しい症例を報告する。パニック障害、過換気、およびCMEの潜在的な関連性を強調する。
主な方法:
- 呼吸困難、胸痛、および皮下気腫を呈した18歳女性の症例報告。気腫の範囲を評価するために、頸部および胸部のコンピューター断層撮影(CT)を使用した。消化管病変や肺異常など、他の潜在的な原因を除外した。
主要な成果:
- 患者はパニック発作後に自発性CMEを発症し、症状には呼吸困難と胸痛が含まれた。CTスキャンでは、咽頭後部および内臓腔の気腫が縦隔にまで広がっていることが明らかになった。肺のブラや消化管病変の兆候など、他の異常は認められなかった。
結論:
- 頸部気腫は、パニック障害およびそれに続く過換気の結果として自発的に発生する可能性がある。呼吸器系または消化器系の病変は、頸部縦隔気腫の発症の前提条件ではない。この症例は、自発性CMEの潜在的な誘因の理解を広げるものである。
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