Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: A complication of swine flu

Ajit Kumar Padhy; Anubhav Gupta; Palash Aiyer; Narender Singh Jhajhria; Vijay Grover; Vijay Kumar Gupta

doi:10.1177/0218492315585907

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: A complication of swine flu

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2015 Oct;23(8):998-1000. doi: 10.1177/0218492315585907. Epub 2015 May 4.

Authors

Ajit Kumar Padhy¹, Anubhav Gupta², Palash Aiyer², Narender Singh Jhajhria², Vijay Grover², Vijay Kumar Gupta²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi, India drajitpadhy@gmail.com.
² Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research and Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi, India.

PMID: 25939913
DOI: 10.1177/0218492315585907

Abstract

The occurrence of spontaneous pneumomediastinum in swine flu, or H1N1 influenza A infection, is a rare phenomenon and only few cases have been reported in children. We describe a case of spontaneous pneumomediastinum in adult infected with swine flu.

Keywords: Adult; H1N1 subtype; Influenza; Influenza A virus; Mediastinal emphysema; human.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
Chest Tubes
Drainage / instrumentation
Humans
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / drug effects
Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / isolation & purification*
Influenza, Human / complications
Influenza, Human / diagnosis
Influenza, Human / therapy
Influenza, Human / virology*
Male
Mediastinal Emphysema / diagnosis
Mediastinal Emphysema / therapy
Mediastinal Emphysema / virology*
Pleural Effusion / virology
Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology
Subcutaneous Emphysema / virology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Antiviral Agents