Retropharyngeal air and pneumomediastinum: a rare complication of influenza A and asthma in an adult

Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Feb;34(2):338.e1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.06.020. Epub 2015 Jun 14.

Authors

Matthew Niehaus¹, Allison Rusgo¹, Kevin Roth¹, Jeanne L Jacoby²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network, 1240 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA 18103.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network, 1240 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA 18103. Electronic address: Jeanne_L.Jacoby@lvhn.org.

PMID: 26159818
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2015.06.020

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Asthma / complications*
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Humans
Influenza A virus
Influenza, Human / complications*
Mediastinal Emphysema / complications*
Mediastinal Emphysema / diagnostic imaging
Mediastinal Emphysema / etiology*
Mediastinal Emphysema / therapy*
Neck
Subcutaneous Emphysema / diagnostic imaging
Subcutaneous Emphysema / etiology*
Subcutaneous Emphysema / therapy*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed