Spontaneous tracheal perforation following a sneeze

BMJ Case Rep. 2023 Dec 1;16(12):e255633. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2023-255633.

Authors

Rasads Misirovs^{1

2}, Gary Hoey³, Calum Carruthers⁴, Samit Majumdar⁵

Affiliations

¹ Scottish Centre For Respiratory Research, University of Dundee School of Medicine, Dundee, UK rasads.misirovs@nhs.scot.
² Doctoral Studies, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia.
³ Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
⁴ Emergency Department, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
⁵ Otorhinolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.

PMID: 38050389
PMCID: PMC10693861 (available on 2025-12-01)
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2023-255633

No abstract available

Keywords: Ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology; Emergency medicine; Pneumomediastinum; Radiology; Respiratory medicine.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Humans
Nose
Pharynx
Sneezing*
Trachea / diagnostic imaging
Tracheal Diseases* / diagnostic imaging
Tracheal Diseases* / etiology