Pneumomediastinum presenting as acute airway obstruction

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 159-163

  Caraballo, Victor ^a   Barish, Robert A ^a   Floccare, Douglas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma; epiglottitis; pneumomediastinum; sore throat; upper airway emergency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIGLOTTITIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERSTITIUM; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0029877398     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0736-4679(95)02114-0     Document Type: Article

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