title: Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in an adolescent patient.
abstract: Chest pain is a frequent complaint requiring evaluation. The differential diagnosis is extensive and includes diseases of the respiratory, cardiac, gastrointestinal, neurologic, or musculoskeletal systems. This report describes an adolescent patient with chest pain secondary to spontaneous pneumomediastinum. The work-up and etiology is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, TX.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lieberman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001314:Auscultation; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D010173:Palpation; D011859:Radiography; D012135:Respiratory Sounds; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology