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Bilateral pneumothoraces and pneumomediastinum complicating a generalized tonic-clonic seizure.

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Patients often present to the emergency department following a generalized tonic-clonic seizure, particularly of new onset. Complications associated with seizures usually arise from injuries sustained from loss of consciousness or during convulsive activity. This report describes a patient with an

Gastric rupture from cardiopulmonary resuscitation or seizure activity? A case report.

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Ascertaining the cause of a gastric rupture is difficult and can be complicated by events occurring in the pre-hospital phase of patient care. To our knowledge, only seven cases of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)-related injuries to the stomach have been reported in the literature since 1997. We

[Pneumothorax, subcutaneous emphysema and mediastinal emphysema in transnasally intubated patients].

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A 41-year-old woman was admitted to our clinic because of an acute subdural hematoma. After an emergency operation her neurological status improved with an increase in the Glasgow Coma Scale score from 6 to 11. On the second postoperative day she developed frequent episodes of clonic convulsive

Pneumomediastinum as initial presentation of paralytic rabies: a case report.

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BACKGROUND Rabies is readily diagnosed when it presents as the classic furious form. Paralytic and atypical forms can pose significant problems in diagnosis. Catastrophic incidents included 7 organ transplant recipients who died of rabies recently in United States and Germany. Although rabies

Dress syndrome with sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome and pneumomediastinum.

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Drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS) syndrome reflects a serious hypersensitivity reaction to drugs, and is characterized by skin rash, fever, lymph node enlargement, and internal organ involvement. So far, numerous drugs such as sulfonamides, phenobarbital, sulfasalazine,

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum following ecstasy ingestion and sexual intercourse.

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Ecstasy is an illegal drug that has become widely used among adolescents and young adults. It is used recreationally for its stimulant and sensory-altering properties. Serious adverse effects are well documented and include arrhythmias, hyperthermia, seizures and long-term neuropsychiatric effects.

Pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum in pregnancy: a case report.

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Case Report. A 37 years old patient at 40 weeks gestation presented with acute severe hypoxia with a seizure followed by fetal bradycardia. Caesarean section was performed under GA and she was intubated and ventilated. History revealed longstanding right pleural endometriosis with multiple

Survival after acute mercury vapor poisoning.

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An 8-month-old girl with acute mercury vapor intoxication experienced pneumonitis with respiratory failure, bilateral pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, acute renal failure, hepatocellular dysfunction, and seizures. Treatment centered on intensive supportive care; her survival is exceptional among

[Tracheal rupture caused by overinflation of endotracheal tube cuff].

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The authors report a tracheal rupture in a 34-year-old patient who was primarily intubated following generalised seizures and loss of consciousness (Rüsch endotracheal tube). Some hours later, she developed high ventilatory airway pressures and subcutaneous and mediastinal emphysema were noted.

Measles--an experience in Sandakan Hospital, Sabah, 1990.

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A descriptive study of 143 cases of clinically diagnosed measles in patients under the age of 12 years admitted to the Duchess of Kent Hospital, Sandakan, Sabah, during the year 1990 was carried out. The median age of the patients was one year and 13.3% of the cases were between the ages of 6 and 9

A rare pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis disease in a male with tuberous sclerosis complex

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Background: Pulmonary Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is an uncommon disease and may be associated with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). LAM is reported to occur exclusively in females of the premenopausal age group. Here we report a rare

Thoracoscopic removal of dental prosthesis impacted in the upper thoracic esophagus.

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Dental appliances are the most common cause of accidental foreign body esophageal impaction, especially in the elderly population with decreased oral sensory perception. A 47-year-old man with history of oligophrenia and recurrent epileptic seizures was referred to our hospital following dislocation

Elective extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: an improved perioperative technique in the treatment of tracheal obstruction.

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The surgical management of children with tracheal stenosis and obstruction is complicated by the perioperative needs of pressure ventilation and indwelling endotracheal tubes. These factors predispose to surgical failure and anastomotic breakdown, restenosis. and pneumomediastinum. The use of

An Unusual Case of Spontaneous Esophageal Rupture after Swallowing a Boneless Chicken Nugget.

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A 25-year-old previously healthy man presented to our Emergency Department with shortness of breath and epigastric pain after swallowing a boneless chicken nugget one hour prior to presentation. Physical examination revealed epigastric rigidity and tenderness. Serology was normal except for mildly

Cerebral gas embolism resulting from inhalation of pressurized helium.

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Loss of consciousness, a generalized tonic-clonic seizure, rightside weakness, and pneumomediastinum developed suddenly in a 13-year-old boy who had inhaled helium directly from a pressurized helium tank. His condition improved dramatically with hyperbaric oxygen treatment, and he had apparently

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