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Bilateral spontaneous pneumothoraces, pneumopericardium, pneumomediastinum, and subcutaneous emphysema: a rare presentation of paraquat intoxication.

Abstract
Pneumothorax, subcutaneous emphysema, and pneumomediastinum occur frequently in critically ill patients in association with blunt or penetrating injuries or other conditions while performing Valsalva-like maneuvers. We present the case of a patient with bilateral pneumothoraces, pneumomediastinum, pneumopericardium, and subcutaneous emphysema after acute paraquat intoxication.
AuthorsK W Chen, M H Wu, J J Huang, C Y Yu
JournalAnnals of emergency medicine (Ann Emerg Med) Vol. 23 Issue 5 Pg. 1132-4 (May 1994) ISSN: 0196-0644 [Print] United States
PMID8185113 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
Chemical References
  • Paraquat
Topics
  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Blood Gas Analysis
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Hemoperfusion
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mediastinal Emphysema (blood, chemically induced, diagnostic imaging)
  • Oxygen Inhalation Therapy
  • Paraquat (poisoning, urine)
  • Pneumopericardium (blood, chemically induced, diagnostic imaging)
  • Pneumothorax (blood, chemically induced, diagnostic imaging)
  • Poisoning (complications)
  • Subcutaneous Emphysema (blood, chemically induced, diagnostic imaging)
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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