[Asymptomatic pneumopericardium in a young male cannabis smoker]

Ugeskr Laeger. 2020 Mar 16;182(12):V12190719.
[Article in Danish]

Abstract

Pneumopericardium is a potential complication to frequent cannabis smoking due to barotrauma of the airways caused by forceful coughing and Valsalva's manoeuvre. This is a case report of a 27-year-old man, who had a daily consumption of cannabis and presented with abdominal pain and nausea consistent with cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. A CT scan revealed an asymptomatic isolated minor pneumopericardium. The patient was observed, and no intervention was needed. At an outpatient control ten days later the pneumopericardium had spontaneously resolved.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cannabinoids*
  • Cannabis* / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nausea
  • Pneumopericardium* / diagnostic imaging
  • Pneumopericardium* / etiology
  • Smokers
  • Vomiting

Substances

  • Cannabinoids