AN UNUSUAL FOREIGN-BODY - REPORT OF A CASE OF SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA DURING AN ASTHMA ATTACK

Authors
RIGOURD V LECLAINCHE L TIMSIT S DEBLIC J SCHEINMANN P PAUPE J
Citation
V. Rigourd et al., AN UNUSUAL FOREIGN-BODY - REPORT OF A CASE OF SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA DURING AN ASTHMA ATTACK, Revue francaise d'allergologie et d'immunologie clinique, 38(8), 1998, pp. 709-712
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Allergy
Journal title
Revue francaise d'allergologie et d'immunologie clinique → ACNP
ISSN journal
03357457
Volume
38
Issue
8
Year of publication
1998
Pages
709 - 712
Database
ISI
SICI code
0335-7457(1998)38:8<709:AUF-RO>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Pneumomediastinum is an uncommon complication after an asthma attack. The essential clinical sign is the presence of subcutaneous emphysema. In the great majority of cases, the treatment of pneumomediastinum co rresponds to that of asthma, with resorption over several days. The si tuation is very different when the development of pneumomediastinum an d subcutaneous emphysema is secondary to an aspiration syndrome.