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Case Reports
. 2022 Jul 11;10(7):e6053.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6053. eCollection 2022 Jul.

Pneumomediastinum in a cheerleading student

Yuichiro Haba  1   2 , Toshio Naito  1
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Pneumomediastinum in a cheerleading student

Yuichiro Haba et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in healthy individuals is an uncommon entity. We are reporting an image of pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in a male college student. The onset was considered to be the hard vocal exercise during his cheerleading club activity.

Keywords: spontaneous pneumomediastinum; vocal exercise.

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Conflict of interest statement

All the authors have no pertinent conflict of interest to report for this manuscript.

Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Chest radiograph showing pneumomediastinum (arrows), and diffuse subcutaneous emphysema in the neck and axillary areas (arrowheads)
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
(A): Coronal view of the chest and neck on CT showing pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema on the neck and axillary areas; (B): Sagittal view of the chest and neck on CT showing free air in the deep neck areas
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