title: Cervico-mediastinal haematoma following sneezing.
abstract: A case of spontaneous cervico-mediastinal haematoma is described. This is the ninth case recorded and is unusual in that the haematoma seems to have resulted from rupture of a para-oesophageal vein. The differential diagnosis and methods of investigation are discussed.
mesh_terms: D001027:Aortography; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007384:Intermittent Positive-Pressure Breathing; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008482:Mediastinum; D008875:Middle Aged; D012912:Sneezing