Idiopathic spontaneous pneumomediastinum
A 25-year-old Singaporean male presented to the emergency department with sudden throat and chest pain. He had no known past medical or surgical history and was not on any chronic medications or supplementations. He was a lifelong non-smoker and did not use recreational drugs. His throat pain started whilst eating dinner and was associated with dysphagia, odynophagia with both liquids and solids, and rhinolalia. His chest pain was pleuritic in nature and was not associated with any shortness of breath or diaphoresis.
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: General Medicine Authors: Stephen Ching-Tung So, Joo Hong Chuah, Woan Jia Lee, Yoke Chen Poon Tags: Images in Radiology Source Type: research
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