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. 2022;13(2):141-143.
doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2022.029.

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in diabetic ketoacidosis: A case series of 10 patients

Wan-Ling Xu  1 , Li-Chao Sun  1 , Xiu-Xian Zang  1 , Hong Wang  1 , Wei Li  1
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Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in diabetic ketoacidosis: A case series of 10 patients

Wan-Ling Xu et al. World J Emerg Med. 2022.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Chest CT of a patient with Hamman’s syndrome. Pneumomediastinum (red arrow); subcutaneous emphysema (blue arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Chest CT of the recovered patient with Hamman’s syndrome.
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