Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis: a potentially hidden complication

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis: a potentially hidden complication

A pediatric patient with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) was found to have a pneumomediastinum and a small pneumothorax. Because some of the signs and symptoms of pneumomediastinum may be confused with those of the patient's primary disease process, this complication may be present more frequently...

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Veröffentlicht in:Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Ala.), 1995-04, Vol.88 (4), p.483-484
Hauptverfasser: Weathers, L S, Brooks, W G, DeClue, T J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Diabetic Ketoacidosis - complications
Humans
Male
Mediastinal Emphysema - diagnosis
Mediastinal Emphysema - etiology
Pneumothorax - diagnosis
Pneumothorax - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:A pediatric patient with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) was found to have a pneumomediastinum and a small pneumothorax. Because some of the signs and symptoms of pneumomediastinum may be confused with those of the patient's primary disease process, this complication may be present more frequently than has been previously described.
ISSN:0038-4348
DOI:10.1097/00007611-199504000-00022