title: Mediastinal and subcutaneous emphysema in a pregnant patient with asthma. Case report.
abstract: A pregnant patient with asthma developed mediastinal and subcutaneous emphysema in the third trimester. The aetiology, diagnosis and management of mediastinal emphysema are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000628:therapy; D004646:Emphysema / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000628:therapy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000628:therapy