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Sore Throat: Clue for Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum

Boğaz Ağrısı: Spontan Pnömomediastinum Için Işaret

Vehbi Özaydın(Department of Emergency Medicine, Medeniyet University Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey)
Fatma Sarı Doğan(Department of Emergency Medicine, Medeniyet University Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey)
Merve Demireller(Department of Emergency Medicine, Medeniyet University Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey)
Ümit Ölmez(Department of Emergency Medicine, Medeniyet University Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey)
Özlem Güneysel(Department of Emergency Medicine, Medeniyet University Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey)
Pages
218–220
Publication Date
2014-08-01
DOI
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Patients frequently heal without any complications.Case Report: In this article, a case of spontaneous pneumomediastinum with atypical presentation is presented.Conclusion: Patients who are admitted to the emergency department with sore throat should be examined carefully, and spontaneous pneumomediastinum should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: Spontaneous pneumomediastinum was described by Louis Hamman in 1939.
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Key Findings & Data:For this reason, it is named Hamman’s syndrome.
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Conclusion & Impact:Patients frequently heal without any complications.Case Report: In this article, a case of spontaneous pneumomediastinum with atypical presentation is presented.Conclusion: Patients who are admitted to the emergency department with sore throat should be examined carefully, and spontaneous pneumomediastinum should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis
🔬Design:Makale
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Spontan pnömomediastinum · boğaz ağrısı · Hamman sendromu

Abstract

Introduction: Spontaneous pneumomediastinum was described by Louis Hamman in 1939. For this reason, it is named Hamman’s syndrome. İt often occurs in young patients. Patients frequently heal without any complications.Case Report: In this article, a case of spontaneous pneumomediastinum with atypical presentation is presented.Conclusion: Patients who are admitted to the emergency department with sore throat should be examined carefully, and spontaneous pneumomediastinum should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis

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Giriş: Spontan pnomomediastinum 1939 yılında Louis hamman tarafından tanımlanmıştır. bu sebepten hamman sendromu olarakta adlandırılır. Genelde genç yaştaki kişileri etkiler. Hastalar sıklıkla komplikasyonsuz olarak iyileşir. Olgu Sunumu: Bu yazıda atipik presentasyonla başvuran spontan pnomomediastinum olgusu sunulmuştur. Sonuç: Boğaz ağrısı ile acil servise başvuran hastalarda fizik muayene dikkatli yapılmalı, ayırıcı tanılar arasında spontan pnomomediastinum akılda tutulmalıdır

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Özaydın, V., Doğan, F. S., Demireller, M., Ölmez, Ü., Güneysel, Ö. (2014). Sore Throat: Clue for Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum. Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 8, 218–220. https://ajindex.com/articles/1345977

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