Spontaneous pneumomediastinum as a cause of neck pain, dysphagia, and chest pain.
Two patients seen in the emergency department with neck pain, dysphagia, and chest pain were found to have spontaneous pneumomediastinum. The need for inclusion of pneumomediastinum in the differential diagnosis in patients with these symptoms is suggested.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009333:Neck; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013909:Thorax