TORTICOLLIS - AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM

Authors
DEKEL B PARET G VARDI A KATZ M BARZILAY Z
Citation
B. Dekel et al., TORTICOLLIS - AN UNUSUAL PRESENTATION OF SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM, Pediatric emergency care, 12(5), 1996, pp. 352-353
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
Pediatric emergency care → ACNP
ISSN journal
07495161
Volume
12
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
352 - 353
Database
ISI
SICI code
0749-5161(1996)12:5<352:T-AUPO>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Torticollis is a common clinical sign encountered by pediatricians in a wide variety of childhood illnesses including those from traumatic, neurologic, infectious, inflammatory, and psychogenic causes. We descr ibe a case of spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) manifested as acute torticollis. To the best of our knowledge, torticollis as a result of spontaneous pneumomediastinum has not yet been described. Pneumomedias tinum should be included in the differential diagnosis of torticollis.