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Case Reports
. 2012 Oct 6:2012:bcr2012007304.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007304.

Pneumomediastinum in a trumpeter diagnosed by the presence of Hamman's crunch

Christopher Graham Wilkinson  1 , Phil C Adams
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Case Reports

Pneumomediastinum in a trumpeter diagnosed by the presence of Hamman's crunch

Christopher Graham Wilkinson et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

A trumpet player presented with sudden onset chest sounds corresponding with systole. He was otherwise asymptomatic, and the complaint resolved spontaneously. He was diagnosed with pneumomediastinum clinically on the basis of the presence of Hamman's crunch, and was discharged home without complication.

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