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Review Case Reports
[Pneumopericardium in an asthmatic patient. A case report and review of the bibliography].
- A Montiel Trujillo, M Ruiz Ruiz, M Jiménez Navarro, J J Gómez Doblas, E Rueda Calle, and E de Teresa.
- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga. amontielt@nexo.es
- Rev Esp Cardiol. 1999 Nov 1;52(11):1015-8.
AbstractPneumopericardium 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.
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