Saleem N, Saleem R, Saleem Z, Ajmal U. Rare Association of Pneumomediastinum With Bilateral Pneumothorax.
Cureus 2020;
12:e12091. [PMID:
33489509 PMCID:
PMC7805511 DOI:
10.7759/cureus.12091]
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Abstract
Pneumomediastinum with bilateral pneumothorax is a clinical entity caused by infections, malignancy, or trauma, as in our case. Some patients present with pneumomediastinum secondary to trauma have esophageal, laryngeal, or tracheal injuries. A 16-year-old boy presented in the emergency department with complaints of shortness of breath and bruise on the chest after a history of the road traffic accident. Bilateral chest tube thoracotomy was done. Pneumomediastinum was suspected on X-ray chest and confirmed on computed tomography of the chest, which showed bilateral pneumothorax with pneumomediastinum. The patient was conservatively managed and discharged after 10 days.
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