Abstract
We report an otherwise healthy man who presented with bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, pneumopericardium, and subcutaneous emphysema induced by a bout of coughing. Although this condition is rare, most patients can be treated nonsurgically with the expectation of full recovery.
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MeSH terms
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Adult
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Cough / complications*
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Humans
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Male
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Mediastinal Emphysema / diagnostic imaging
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Mediastinal Emphysema / etiology
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Mediastinal Emphysema / therapy
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Pneumopericardium / diagnostic imaging
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Pneumopericardium / etiology
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Pneumopericardium / therapy
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Pneumothorax / diagnostic imaging
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Pneumothorax / etiology*
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Pneumothorax / therapy
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Radiography
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Subcutaneous Emphysema / diagnostic imaging
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Subcutaneous Emphysema / etiology
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Subcutaneous Emphysema / therapy