Ecstasy induced pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax-new causes, new questions

Respiratory Medicine Extra

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 53-55

  Burghart, Sabine ^a   Armbruster, Christine ^a  

^a 2nd Medical Department   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ecstasy; Pneumomediastinum; Pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33646470748     PISSN: 17449049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmedx.2005.04.006     Document Type: Article

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