TY - JOUR
T1 - Pneumomediastinum, subcutaneous emphysema, and pneumothorax after a pulmonary function testing in a patient with bleomycin-induced interstitial pneumonitis
AU - Araujo, Mariana Sponholz
AU - Fernandes, Frederico Leon Arrabal
AU - Kay, Fernando Uliana
AU - Carvalho, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro
PY - 2013/9
Y1 - 2013/9
N2 - Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is an uncommon event, the clinical picture of which includes retrosternal chest pain, subcutaneous emphysema, dyspnea, and dysphonia. The pathophysiological mechanism involved is the emergence of a pressure gradient between the alveoli and surrounding structures, causing alveolar rupture with subsequent dissection of the peribronchovascular sheath and infiltration of the mediastinum and subcutaneous tissue with air. Known triggers include acute exacerbations of asthma and situations that require the Valsalva maneuver. We described and documented with HRCT scans the occurrence of pneumomediastinum after a patient with bleomycin-induced interstitial lung disease underwent pulmonary function testing. Although uncommon, the association between pulmonary function testing and air leak syndromes has been increasingly reported in the literature, and lung diseases, such as interstitial lung diseases, include structural changes that facilitate the occurrence of this complication.
AB - Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is an uncommon event, the clinical picture of which includes retrosternal chest pain, subcutaneous emphysema, dyspnea, and dysphonia. The pathophysiological mechanism involved is the emergence of a pressure gradient between the alveoli and surrounding structures, causing alveolar rupture with subsequent dissection of the peribronchovascular sheath and infiltration of the mediastinum and subcutaneous tissue with air. Known triggers include acute exacerbations of asthma and situations that require the Valsalva maneuver. We described and documented with HRCT scans the occurrence of pneumomediastinum after a patient with bleomycin-induced interstitial lung disease underwent pulmonary function testing. Although uncommon, the association between pulmonary function testing and air leak syndromes has been increasingly reported in the literature, and lung diseases, such as interstitial lung diseases, include structural changes that facilitate the occurrence of this complication.
KW - Bleomycin
KW - Mediastinal emphysema
KW - Spirometry
KW - Subcutaneous emphysema
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U2 - 10.1590/S1806-37132013000500012
DO - 10.1590/S1806-37132013000500012
M3 - Article
C2 - 24310635
AN - SCOPUS:84889665021
SN - 1806-3713
VL - 39
SP - 613
EP - 619
JO - Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
JF - Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
IS - 5
ER -