title: Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis: a potentially hidden complication.
abstract: A pediatric patient with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) was found to have a pneumomediastinum and a small pneumothorax. Because some of the signs and symptoms of pneumomediastinum may be confused with those of the patient's primary disease process, this complication may be present more frequently than has been previously described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa 33612, USA.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Weathers
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: DeClue
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*