Spontaneous epidural emphysema and pneumomediastinum during an asthmatic attack in a child

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 929-931

  Caramella, Davide ^a   Bulleri, Alessandra ^a   Battolla, Luigi ^a   Pifferi, Massimo ^a   Baldini, Giuliano ^a   Bartolozzi, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CHILD; EMPHYSEMA; EPIDURAL SPACE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030724816     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002470050274     Document Type: Article

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