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Case Reports
. 2018 Apr-Jun;13(2):440-441.
doi: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_81_16.

Pneumorrhachis following Chest Injury: A Rare Entity

Shivender Sobti  1 , S Bhaskar  2 , Rajesh K Sharma  2 , Ajay Choudhary  2
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Case Reports

Pneumorrhachis following Chest Injury: A Rare Entity

Shivender Sobti et al. Asian J Neurosurg. 2018 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

Pneumorrhachis (PR) - the phenomenon of intraspinal air - is a rare radiological finding. The presence of intraspinal air is usually after epidural injections, spinal manipulations, synovial cysts, degenerative disc disease, and epidural abscess. PR is mostly asymptomatic but can also be symptomatic. We report a case with PR after chest trauma and attempt to explain its development.

Keywords: Extradural; intradural; intraspinal; pneumorrhachis.

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Figures

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Figure 1
Computed tomography showing air in the cervicodorsal region
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Computed tomography thorax showing pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum
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