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Spontaneous pneumomediastinum following vocal effort: a case report

The present article reports the case of a 14-year-old male patient who developed acute chest pain following increased vocal effort during a soccer game. Chest radiography and computed tomography demonstrated pneudomediastinum with small bilateral pneumothorax. Clinical, laboratory and radiological studies did not demonstrate any predisposing factor, and the case was classified as spontaneous pneudomediastinum.

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum; Mediastinal emphysema; Computed tomography; Vocal effort; Chest


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