title: [Spontaneous pneumomediastinum as a complication of asthmatic crisis].
abstract: Pneumomediastinum is an uncommon self-limited clinical entity which usually involves young adults. In asthmatic patients, the manifestation of pneumomediastinum as complication of an asthmatic crisis is considered to be a rare event, and its course is usually favourable with scarce complications. We report here the main clinical and epidemiologic characteristics in four patients with pneumomediastinum secondary to an asthmatic exacerbation, admitted to the Neumology Department in our hospital for a three year period. The clinical course of our patients was favourable, and the picture resolved with conventional medical therapy for the asthmatic crisis.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Toral Marín
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: del Castillo Otero
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hurtado Ayuso
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Calderón Osuna
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents