Spontaneous subcutaneous and mediastinal emphysema--a complication of lung function tests in Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia

A case is described of subcutaneous and mediastinal emphysema developing as a complication of lung function tests in an immunocompromised patient with presumed Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Postgraduate medical journal 1988-12, Vol.64 (758), p.960-962
Hauptverfasser:	Ramakrishnan, S., MacLeod, P. M., Tyrell, C. J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Emphysema - etiology Female Humans Lung - diagnostic imaging Lung - physiopathology Mediastinal Emphysema - diagnostic imaging Mediastinal Emphysema - etiology Pneumonia, Pneumocystis - physiopathology Radiography Respiratory Function Tests Subcutaneous Emphysema - diagnostic imaging Subcutaneous Emphysema - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:	A case is described of subcutaneous and mediastinal emphysema developing as a complication of lung function tests in an immunocompromised patient with presumed Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
ISSN:	0032-5473 1469-0756
DOI:	10.1136/pgmj.64.758.960