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Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports | Volume-2 | Issue-11
Non Traumatic Pneumorrhachis Associated with Gas Forming Infection of the Abdominal Wall Muscles due to Poorly Controlled Diabetes Mellitus: A Rare Phenomenon
Manik Mahajan, Poonam Sharma, Puneet Gupta
Published: Nov. 28, 2014 | 94 69
DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2014.v02i11.006
Pages: 717-719
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Abstract
Pneumorrhachis, the presence of intraspinal air, is rarely described in the literature. Because of its rarity, evaluation of this condition is not fully understood. Non traumatic pneumorrhachis is a very rare phenomenon and mostly associated with violent coughing or bronchial asthma. Herein we describe a case of pneumorrhachis due to gas forming infection of abdominal wall muscles and fasciae associated with poorly controlled diabetes which to the best of our knowledge has never been reported in the literature so far.