title: [Mediastinal emphysema in children].
abstract: A review of 25 infants developing pneumediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema was done. These observations suggested that increasing airways presure creates excessive alveolar distention. Pulmonary interstitial emphysema results from movement of air out of alveoli into interstitial areas. From this point air could dissect along the perivascular or interstitial spaces to the mediastinum.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Enfisema mediastínico en el niño.