title: Pneumorrhachis associated with bronchial asthma, subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum.
abstract: Pneumorrhachis is defined as the presence of air in the epidural space or     subarachnoid space. The air may migrate along fascial planes from the posterior     mediastinum, through the neural foramina, and into the epidural space.     Pneumorrhachis is rare, and even more so in the paediatric population.     Pneumorrhachis in itself usually is asymptomatic, does not tend to migrate and     reabsorbs spontaneously. The combination of pneumomediastinum with epidural     pneumorrhachis without thoracic trauma has rarely been reported in the     literature. The present case report describes the presence of pneumomediastinum,     subcutaneous emphysema, and pneumorrhachis in a child asthmatic patient who had     a history of fever, violent cough.
authors.affiliation: Maltepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey. drkaraoglan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karaoglan
authors.forename: Mehmet Alpay
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cal
authors.forename: Alpay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orki
authors.forename: Bekir Muhsin
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Arpaozu
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colak
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications*; D002648:Child; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology; D004824:Epidural Space / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008478:Mediastinal Emphysema / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed