1. Pneumomediastinum acquired by glass blowing
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William Snover, Ammie J Maravelli, and John J. Skiendzielewski
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pneumopericardium ,Chest pain ,Diagnosis, Differential ,Occupational accident ,otorhinolaryngologic diseases ,medicine ,Humans ,Pneumomediastinum ,Mediastinal Emphysema ,business.industry ,medicine.disease ,Subcutaneous Emphysema ,Surgery ,Occupational Diseases ,Heart Sounds ,Emergency Medicine ,Spontaneous pneumomediastinum ,Glass ,medicine.symptom ,Foreign body ,business ,Odynophagia ,Subcutaneous emphysema - Abstract
Pneumomediastinum is uncommon. We present a case of spontaneous pneumomediastinum, which occurred in a young man whose profession is glass blowing. He presented not only with typical complaints of chest pain and odynophagia, but also with the unusual complaint of a "foreign body" sensation in the middle of his chest.
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- 2000
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