Evidence · Systematic review or meta-analysis
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema as a complication of asthma in children: case report and literature review.
- Asthma
- Medical
- Nursing
- Respiratory
This paper is from 2016, more than five years ago. Newer evidence may have been published since.
Summary
A case report of a 10-year-old girl with spontaneous pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema, combined with a systematic review of 114 published paediatric cases since 1995. Most occurred in teenagers, frequently in the context of an asthma exacerbation, presenting with chest pain, dyspnoea, cough and swelling of face, neck and upper chest. Associated pneumothorax and pneumorrhachis were rare, and all reported patients recovered with supportive care plus treatment of the underlying asthma. Useful background for PICU staff assessing air-leak complications in children with acute asthma.
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