Management of Pneumomediastinum Associated with H1N1 Pneumonia: A Case Report

H1N1 is seen in tropical countries like India, occurring irrespective of the season. Complications of the disease are frequently encountered and there is little in the way or guidelines as to the how these should be managed. The treatment of one such complication, a recurrent pneumiomediastinum is t...

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Published inJournal of critical care medicine (Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Targu-Mures) Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 28 - 33
Main Authors Singh, Bhavna P, Shetty, Gurucharan S, Vijayan, Padmakumar Arayamparambil, Gopalakrishna, Ullas, Chandan, Garud, Santini, Ario, Padegal, Vivek
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Poland Sciendo 01.01.2019
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Case Report
Macklin phenomenon
pandemic H1N1 virus
pneumomediastinum
Macklin phenomenon
pandemic H1N1 virus
pneumomediastinum
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Summary:H1N1 is seen in tropical countries like India, occurring irrespective of the season. Complications of the disease are frequently encountered and there is little in the way or guidelines as to the how these should be managed. The treatment of one such complication, a recurrent pneumiomediastinum is the subject of the current paper. The management followed guidance for the treatment of a similar condition known as primary spontaneous pneumomediastinum, an uncommon condition resulting from alveolar rupture-otherwise known as the Macklin phenomenon.
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ISSN:2393-1809
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2393-1817
DOI:10.2478/jccm-2019-0001