Hamman's syndrome (spontaneous pneumomediastinum presenting as subcutaneous emphysema): A rare case of the emergency department and review of the literature. (2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Grapatsas, Konstantinos; Tsilogianni, Zoi; Leivaditis, Vasileios; Kotoulas, Sotirios; Kotoulas, Christoforos; Koletsis, Efstratios; Iliadis, Ilias Stylianos; Dahm, Manfred; Trakada, Georgia; Veletza, Lemonia; Kallianos, Anastasios; Huang, Haidong; Kosmidis, Christoforos; Karanikas, Michael; Thomaidis, Vasilis; Porpodis, Konstantinos; Zarogoulidis, Paul
• Is Part Of: Respiratory medicine case reports. Volume 23(2018)
• Page Start: 63
• Page End: 65
• Publication Date: 2018
• Subjects: Hamman's syndrome -- Pneumomediastinum -- Emphysema -- Dyspnea; Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Chest -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory Tract Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory System -- Periodicals; Chest -- Diseases; Respiratory organs -- Diseases; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 616.2
• DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.12.004
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2213-0071

Abstract

Abstract: Pneumomediastinum is a rare clinical entity that concerns the clinicians in the emergency department. We present a case of a patient with spontaneous pneumomediastinum (Hamman's syndrome) that presented to our hospital's emergency department with cervical subcutaneous emphysema. A conservative treatment with observation was performed. The patient after 24 hours of observation was discharged with a suggested follow-up.