Spontaneous pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, and epidural emphysema presenting as neck pain suspicious for meningitis

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 469-471

  Dontu, Vijay S ^a   Kramer, David ^a  

^a YORK HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidural emphysema; Epidural pneumatosis; Pneumomediastinum; Pneumorachis; Spontaneous pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; HOMOCYSTEINE; INFUSION FLUID;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; EMPHYSEMA; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGITIS; NECK PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; MENINGITIS; NECK PAIN; PNEUMOTHORAX; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA;

EID: 34547697125     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000280512.21160.c7     Document Type: Article

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