PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM: UNUSUALAND RARE COMPLICATIONS OFASTHMAIN A2 YEARS OLD GIRL: A CASE REPORTAND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

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Ercan H., Keskin O., Can M., Sekerel B.

JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, vol.70, no.4, pp.111-113, 2007 (ESCI)

• Publication Type: Article / Review
• Volume: 70 Issue: 4
• Publication Date: 2007
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI
• Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
• Page Numbers: pp.111-113
• Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Pneumopericardium is a rare condition, less common than either isolated pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum. Acute hemodynamic deterioration in a patient with pneumopericardium should prompt further investigation and cardiac tamponade should be actively ruled out. Pneumopericardium is a rare but important complication of asthma. In this paper, 2-year-old boy is described who presented with acute respiratory distress and diagnosed as asthma, egg allergy and pneumopericardium.