[Pneumopericardium in an asthmatic patient. A case report and review of the bibliography].

Abstract

Pneumopericardium is an uncommon but potentially serious condition of which leading cause is mechanical ventilation in infants suffering respiratory distress syndrome. In adults, however, the most common causes are iatrogenic in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, as well as traumatic lesions. We describe a case of pneumopericardium in a teenager suffering an asthma crisis. A review of the literature is presented, stressing the most relevant findings of the physical examination and habitual laboratory tests.

• Authors: A Montiel Trujillo, M Ruiz Ruiz, M Jiménez Navarro, J J Gómez Doblas, E Rueda Calle, E de Teresa
• Journal: Revista espanola de cardiologia (Rev Esp Cardiol) Vol. 52 Issue 11 Pg. 1015-8 (Nov 1999) ISSN: 0300-8932 [Print] Spain
• Vernacular Title: Neumopericardio en un paciente asmático. Descripción de un caso y revisión de la bibliografía.
• PMID: 10611811 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Humans
• Male
• Mediastinal Emphysema (diagnosis, etiology)
• Mediastinum (diagnostic imaging)
• Pericardium (diagnostic imaging)
• Pneumopericardium (diagnosis, etiology)
• Radiography, Thoracic
• Status Asthmaticus (complications, diagnosis)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed