BMJ case reportsAdolescentHumansChest PainDiagnosisDifferential
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: a rare cause of acute chest pain.
Mohammed I M Altelbani
Published: 202510.1136/bcr-2025-270230
Abstract
A patient in late adolescence presented with sudden pleuritic chest pain at rest. Chest radiograph showed pneumomediastinum with associated subcutaneous emphysema. CT thorax with oral contrast confirmed spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) and exclude…
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