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Pneumomediastinum in a cannabis smoker precipitated by vigorous sexual intercourse
- Source :
- BMJ case reports. 14(9)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Primary pneumomediastinum is the presence of air in the interstitium of the mediastinum. The exact aetiology is unclear; nevertheless, it has been reported more frequently in patients with asthma and in individuals who use recreational drugs. It is commonly preceded by a sharp rise in intrathoracic pressure as in a Valsalva-like manoeuvre. We describe a rare case of severe pneumomediastinum with a small pneumothorax related to cannabis smoking and aggravated by vigorous sexual intercourse. The patient was successfully treated conservatively due to clinical and radiological stability and the absence of secondary cause.
- Subjects :
- Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Cannabis smoking
Smokers
biology
business.industry
medicine.medical_treatment
Coitus
Mediastinum
Pneumothorax
General Medicine
biology.organism_classification
medicine.disease
Sexual intercourse
medicine.anatomical_structure
Etiology
Medicine
Humans
Cannabis
Pneumomediastinum
business
Mediastinal Emphysema
Asthma
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1757790X
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMJ case reports
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7cd06f1a64790b825853e02103ae0d51