About Us   |   Contact Us
An International Publisher for Academic and Scientific Journals
Author Login 
 Author Login
Submit Manuscript
Join Membership
Join As Reviewer
Join As Editor
Pay Publication Fee
Subscribe Hard Copy
Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports | Volume-8 | Issue-01
Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum as an Anxiety Hysteria Consequence
Nuno Zarcos Palma, Mariana da Cruz, Catarina Couto, Vítor Fagundes, Alice Castro, Mari Mesquita
Published: Jan. 16, 2020 | 157 143
DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2020.v08i01.009
Pages: 31-32
Downloads
Abstract
A 21-year-old girl had a sudden onset of thoracic pain and shortness of breath after anxiety hysteria. After two days the patient came to the emergency department for swollen neck. Physical examination revealed crackles in the subcutaneous cellular tissue. Spontaneous pneumomediastinum was diagnosed, and the patient was admitted for close monitoring. On follow up she had complete resolution of the pneumomediastinum.