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Rev Alerg Mex. 2011 May-Jun;58(3):142-6.
[Spontaneus pneumomediastinum associated with exacerbation of asthma during the epidemic of influenza A H1N1: Inform of four cases].
[Article in Spanish]
Bedolla-Barajas M, Hern?ndez-Col?n DD, Miramontes-Luna E, Aguilar-Arreola JE, Bernal-L?pez C, Robles-Figueroa M.
Source
Servicio de Alergia e Inmunolog?a Cl?nica. Divisi?n de Medicina Interna, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Dr. Juan I. Menchaca, Universidad de Guadalajara. Guadalajara, Jalisco, M?xico.
Abstract
Spontaneus pneumomediastinum (SP) is an infrequent but usually benign pathology. Its main clinical manifestations are thoracic pain, dyspnea and subcutaneous emphysema. We describe the clinical findings of 4 SP patients, identified in the context of an A H1N1 influenza virus epidemic. All the patients were young and all of them required initial medical attention for asthma exacerbation. The most frequent symptoms and signs to detect SP were cervical pain and subcutaneous emphysema; chest radiography helped to confirm the diagnosis. Concomitant A H1N1 influenza virus infection was documented in two patients. The treatment was focused in the basic pathology; two patients were placed on oseltamivir, whereas the two others just had expectant management.
PMID:
22027677
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22027677
[Spontaneus pneumomediastinum associated with exacerbation of asthma during the epidemic of influenza A H1N1: Inform of four cases].
[Article in Spanish]
Bedolla-Barajas M, Hern?ndez-Col?n DD, Miramontes-Luna E, Aguilar-Arreola JE, Bernal-L?pez C, Robles-Figueroa M.
Source
Servicio de Alergia e Inmunolog?a Cl?nica. Divisi?n de Medicina Interna, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Dr. Juan I. Menchaca, Universidad de Guadalajara. Guadalajara, Jalisco, M?xico.
Abstract
Spontaneus pneumomediastinum (SP) is an infrequent but usually benign pathology. Its main clinical manifestations are thoracic pain, dyspnea and subcutaneous emphysema. We describe the clinical findings of 4 SP patients, identified in the context of an A H1N1 influenza virus epidemic. All the patients were young and all of them required initial medical attention for asthma exacerbation. The most frequent symptoms and signs to detect SP were cervical pain and subcutaneous emphysema; chest radiography helped to confirm the diagnosis. Concomitant A H1N1 influenza virus infection was documented in two patients. The treatment was focused in the basic pathology; two patients were placed on oseltamivir, whereas the two others just had expectant management.
PMID:
22027677
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22027677