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Megan Gillespie, Nathan Dincher, Pamela Fazio, Onyinyechukwu Okorji, Jacob Finkle, Argun Can. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) complicated by Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum and Pneumothorax. Respiratory Medicine Case Reports 2020; 31 doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101232
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Matteo Angelini, Alessandro Belletti, Giovanni Landoni, Alberto Zangrillo, Francesco De Cobelli, Diego Palumbo. Macklin Effect: From Pathophysiology to Clinical Implication. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 2024; 38(4) doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2023.12.025
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Crosby James, Karim Amidou Abdul, Barisere Bodo, Abdelmohaymin Abdalla, Ana C. Zamora, James Abraham, Subramanya Shyam Ganti. A Case Series of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum With/Without Pneumothorax in COVID-19. Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports 2023; 11 doi: 10.1177/23247096231176216
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Gurmeet Singh. Challenging Cases in Respirology and Critical Care. 2025;  doi: 10.1007/978-981-96-5002-6_1
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Xavier Galloo, Jan Stroobants, David Yeo, Esmael El-Abdellati. Cocaine-Induced Pneumopericardium: Safe for Discharge? A Case Report and Literature Review. Case Reports in Cardiology 2019; 2019 doi: 10.1155/2019/4107815
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Dilek ERGÜN, Recai ERGÜN, Nurettin ATALAY, Fikret KANAT, Baykal TÜLEK. Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum in COVID-19 patient: A Case Report. Journal of Contemporary Medicine 2022; 12(1) doi: 10.16899/jcm.978752
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Soo Jin Park, Ji Ye Park, Joonho Jung, Seong Yong Park. Clinical Manifestations of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum. The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016; 49(4) doi: 10.5090/kjtcs.2016.49.4.287
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Justin-James Chua, Deborah Lee, Amita Buddhdev. Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum as the Result of Marijuana Use. Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases 2024; 3(5) doi: 10.7326/aimcc.2023.1275
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Vefa Çakmak, Müşerref Bade Kurnaz, Tuğçe Dönmez, Gülay Güngör, Pınar Çakmak, Duygu Herek. Evaluation of tracheobronchial angles on computed tomography in patients with pneumomediastinum. Pamukkale Medical Journal 2026; 19(2) doi: 10.31362/patd.1841396
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Pablo Redruello-Guerrero, Marta Ruiz-del-Pino, Carmen Jiménez-Gutiérrez, Paula Jiménez-Gutiérrez, Ana Carrascos-Cáliz, Alejandro Romero-Linares, Antonio Jesús Láinez Ramos-Bossini, Mario Rivera-Izquierdo, Antonio Cárdenas-Cruz. Debilidad pulmonar asociada a COVID-19 (DPAC): revisión sistemática y metaanálisis. Medicina Intensiva 2023; 47(10) doi: 10.1016/j.medin.2023.04.010
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Bahattin ÖZKUL, Furkan Ertürk URFALI, Kıyasettin ASİL. Quantitative Evaluation of Lung Parenchyma Changes after Treatment in COVID-19 Pneumonia with Volumetric Study in Computed Tomography. Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences 2022; 12(2) doi: 10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1136688
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Praveen Kumar Tirlangi, Mahima Khandige, Anjely Sebastian, Muralidhar Varma, Nitin Gupta. Macklin effect in Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia. QJM: An International Journal of Medicine 2026;  doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcag086
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Barbara Brogna, Elio Bignardi, Petronilla Salvatore, Martino Alberigo, Claudia Brogna, Antonia Megliola, Giovanni Fontanella, Emerico Maria Mazza, Lanfranco Musto. Unusual presentations of COVID-19 pneumonia on CT scans with spontaneous pneumomediastinum and loculated pneumothorax: A report of two cases and a review of the literature.. Heart & Lung 2020; 49(6) doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2020.06.005
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Badri Haider, Paolo Simoni. Mechanical Ventilation during Bronchiolitis: The Macklin Effect. Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology 2024; 108(1) doi: 10.5334/jbsr.3410
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Navpreet K. Dhillon, James M. Tatum, Eric J. Ley, Galinos Barmparas. Tension Pneumoperitoneum after Hanging. The American Surgeon™ 2018; 84(3) doi: 10.1177/000313481808400308
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Thais Mauad, Felipe B. P. do Nascimento, Marisa Dolhnikoff, Milena C. M. Picka, Paulo H. N. Saldiva. Pulmonary interstitial emphysema in fatal asthma: case report and histopathological review. BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2018; 18(1) doi: 10.1186/s12890-018-0615-7
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Colby Elder, Sheina Bawa, Douglas Anderson, Stephen Atkinson, Joshua Etzel, Troy Moritz. Expectant management of pneumothorax in intubated COVID-19 positive patients: a case series. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2020; 15(1) doi: 10.1186/s13019-020-01297-7
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Brandon Ho, Dewesh Agrawal. These Hips Don’t Lie: Deep Vein Thrombosis in an Adolescent With an Inferior Vena Cava Anomaly. Pediatric Emergency Care 2025; 41(7) doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000003375
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Wei Zhang, Xiong Wei, Yonghui Li, Yong Chen. Atypical characteristics of COVID-19 infection on CT imaging with preexisting combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema: A case report. Medicine: Case Reports and Study Protocols 2022; 3(3) doi: 10.1097/MD9.0000000000000225
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Alessandro Belletti, Jacopo D’Andria Ursoleo, Enrica Piazza, Edoardo Mongardini, Gianluca Paternoster, Fabio Guarracino, Diego Palumbo, Giacomo Monti, Marilena Marmiere, Maria Grazia Calabrò, Giovanni Landoni, Alberto Zangrillo. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for prevention of barotrauma in patients with respiratory failure: A scoping review. Artificial Organs 2025; 49(2) doi: 10.1111/aor.14864
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Parth Adrejiya, Mohammad Abubaker, Abdelrahman Qamar, Swathi Gorle, Ashok Kanugula. Imaging the Invisible: The Macklin Effect in Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome. Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases 2025; 4(9) doi: 10.7326/aimcc.2025.0598
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Jacob Weaver, Rachel Cox, Eric Karr. Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Presenting as Dysphonia. Cureus 2025;  doi: 10.7759/cureus.100250
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James Melhorn, Helen E. Davies. The Management of Subcutaneous Emphysema in Pneumothorax: A Literature Review. Current Pulmonology Reports 2021; 10(2) doi: 10.1007/s13665-021-00272-4
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Nadia Romdhane, Dorra Chiboub, Ameni Amri, Asma Ayedi, Emna Rejeb, Imen Zoghlami, Safa Nefzaoui, Ines Hariga, Chiraz Mbarek. Laryngotracheal trauma-induced Macklin effect: A case report. SAGE Open Medical Case Reports 2024; 12 doi: 10.1177/2050313X241263711
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CL Faro, SR Čačala, C Buckland, P Milligan, GV Oosthuizen. Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in two young women. South African Journal of Surgery 2022; 60(4) doi: 10.17159/2078-5151/SAJS3640
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Weidong Zhang, Jingfang Chen, Xiaoming Wu, Luyu Chen, Jinxing Wei, Mingqiang Xue, Qingzheng Liang. <p>Analysing the Clinical Features of Pneumomediastinum Associated with Diabetic Ketoacidosis in 79 Cases</p>. Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy 2020;  doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S230799
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Andrea Bruni, Caterina Battaglia, Vincenzo Bosco, Corrado Pelaia, Giuseppe Neri, Eugenio Biamonte, Francesco Manti, Annachiara Mollace, Annalisa Boscolo, Michele Morelli, Paolo Navalesi, Domenico Laganà, Eugenio Garofalo, Federico Longhini. Complications during Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in COVID-19 and Non-COVID-19 Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. Journal of Clinical Medicine 2024; 13(10) doi: 10.3390/jcm13102871
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M.E. Navarro-Aguilar, J. Navarro-Calzada, I. Torres-Courchoud, M.J. Iguzquiza-Pellejero, A. Cantín-Golet. Neumomediastino, cuando la crisis asmática no mejora. Medicina de Familia. SEMERGEN 2018; 44(3) doi: 10.1016/j.semerg.2017.05.002
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S. McCullagh, C. R. Daniel, J. A. Keen, N. J. Parkinson, B. C. McGorum. Hamman's crunch—A pathognomonic sign of pneumomediastinum. Equine Veterinary Education 2026; 38(9) doi: 10.1111/eve.70126
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Nazia Nazir, Anupriya Saxena. Isolated pneumomediastinum in severe category COVID-19 patients admitted in ICU: a case series. Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2022; 14(1) doi: 10.1186/s42077-022-00235-0
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Luis Gorospe, Ana Ayala-Carbonero, Almudena Ureña-Vacas, Sara Fra Fernández, Gemma María Muñoz-Molina, Paola Arrieta, Carlos Almonacid-Sánchez, Alejandro Ramos-Sánchez, Eta Filigheddu, Manuel Pérez-Fernández. Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum in Patients With COVID-19: A Case Series of Four Patients. Archivos de Bronconeumología (English Edition) 2020; 56(11) doi: 10.1016/j.arbr.2020.06.004
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XiaoBo Han, Qiong Zhu, XiaoQin Chen, JiaLin Wu, JingDu Tian, Yong Wang, Qian Yang, JianBo Huang, Xi Yang, ZhiXin Gan. Diagnostic Challenges of Aortic Dissection at 5200m- A Case Report Presenting as Neck and Back Emphysema. Current Medical Imaging Formerly Current Medical Imaging Reviews 2026; 22 doi: 10.2174/0115734056409777251017072912
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Azmat Ullah Jan, Waqas Fazal, Hammad Saif, Haq Nawaz Khan, Fatima Aman, Imdad Ullah. Spontaneous pneumomediastinum with extensive subcutaneous emphysema secondary to upper respiratory tract infection. BMJ Case Reports 2025; 18(12) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2025-269185
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Michael R. Ehmann, Karolina Paziana, Andrew I. Stolbach. Case Series: Pneumorrhachis Secondary to Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum. The Journal of Emergency Medicine 2016; 50(2) doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.09.047
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Pablo Redruello-Guerrero, Marta Ruiz-del-Pino, Carmen Jiménez-Gutiérrez, Paula Jiménez-Gutiérrez, Ana Carrascos-Cáliz, Alejandro Romero-Linares, Antonio Jesús Láinez Ramos-Bossini, Mario Rivera-Izquierdo, Antonio Cárdenas-Cruz. COVID-19-associated lung weakness (CALW): Systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicina Intensiva (English Edition) 2023; 47(10) doi: 10.1016/j.medine.2023.06.001
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Prashant Sarda, Vishal Thakker, Premila D. Waikhom, Manali Arora, Rohit Sharma, Sovinder Baisoya, Jagdish Rawat, Rajiv K. Azad. Pneumomediastinum: Radiological profile and associations of uncommon complication of COVID-19. Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care 2022; 11(2) doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1346_21
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Sayan Manna, Samuel Z. Maron, Mario A. Cedillo, Nicholas Voutsinas, Danielle Toussie, Mark Finkelstein, Sharon Steinberger, Michael Chung, Adam Bernheim, Corey Eber, Yogesh Sean Gupta, Jose Concepcion, Richard Libes, Adam Jacobi. Spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum in non-intubated patients with COVID-19. Clinical Imaging 2020; 67 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.08.013
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Corinna GANDOLFO, Monica BONFIGLIO, Giulia SPINETTO, Gianluca FERRAIOLI, Cornelius BARLASCINI, Antonello NICOLINI, Paolo SOLIDORO. Pneumomediastinum associated with severe pneumonia related to COVID-19: diagnosis and management. Minerva Medica 2022; 112(6) doi: 10.23736/S0026-4806.21.07585-6
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Viktor Oshovskyy, Yevheniia Poliakova. A rare case of spontaneous pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in the II stage of labour. International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 2020; 70(C) doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.04.011
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Ashani Ratnayake, Buddhika Dassanayake, Prabhashini Kumarihamy, Ayeshani Rajapaksha, Nirmitha Morel. Massive isolated pneumomediastinum in a ventilated patient with COVID-19 pneumonia managed with the insertion of a novel mediastinal drain. Sage Open Medical Case Reports 2025; 13 doi: 10.1177/2050313X251329773
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Valerie Maccarrone, Connie Liou, Belinda D'souza, Mary M. Salvatore, Jay Leb, Alessandro Belletti, Diego Palumbo, Giovanni Landoni, Kathleen M. Capaccione. The Macklin effect closely correlates with pneumomediastinum in acutely ill intubated patients with COVID-19 infection. Clinical Imaging 2023; 97 doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2023.03.003
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Faye Abdulkareem, Fayez G. Aldarsouni, Sahar Alomar, Zisis Touloumis, Hussain M. AlHassan, Ghassan Z. Al Ramahi, Tareq Alsabahi, Khaled Twier, Mohammad Alsenani, Emad Alamoudi. Resolution is not the end: The Macklin effect after chest tube removal in a trauma patient with aging and comorbidities: a case report. Journal of Trauma and Injury 2025; 38(2) doi: 10.20408/jti.2024.0090
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Christiane Weissenbacher-Lang, Andrea Fuchs-Baumgartinger, Andrea Klang, Sibylle Kneissl, Armin Pirker, Sarina Shibly, Stephanie von Ritgen, Herbert Weissenböck, Frank Künzel. Pneumocystis carinii infection with severe pneumomediastinum and lymph node involvement in a Whippet mixed-breed dog. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation 2017; 29(5) doi: 10.1177/1040638717710237
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Tatsuhiro Amano, Atsuo Maeda, Hikaru Kawakita, Tomoko Yashima, Go Haraguchi, Masahito Uchino. Subtle radiographic findings of pneumomediastinum triggered by singing. Oxford Medical Case Reports 2026; 2026(7) doi: 10.1093/omcr/omag135
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Anushri Dixit, Mohammed Uvaise, Anna Canet-Tarres, Jon Lillie. Spontaneous Massive Pneumomediastinum in a Previously Well Infant With COVID-19. Pediatrics 2021; 148(6) doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-051904
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Catherine A. Gao, Chiagozie I. Pickens, Luisa Morales-Nebreda, Richard G. Wunderink. Clinical Features of COVID-19 and Differentiation from Other Causes of CAP. Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2023; 44(01) doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1759889
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Ronan Finn, Charlie Sheil, John Morris, Michael S. Molloy. Spontaneous prevertebral emphysema following weight training in a 21-year-old female. Emergency Radiology 2022; 29(6) doi: 10.1007/s10140-022-02091-9
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Seungwon Lee, Ji Won Choi, In Sun Chung, Tae Jun Kim, Woo Seog Sim, Seojin Park, Hyun Joo Ahn. Comparison of high-flow nasal cannula and conventional nasal cannula during deep sedation for endoscopic submucosal dissection: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Anesthesia 2024; 38(5) doi: 10.1007/s00540-024-03352-2
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Edilsa Carolina Rodríguez Vargas, Xiomara Pamela Cuadros Ramírez, Erika Daniela Delgadillo Cañón. Neumomediastino como complicación de enfermedad pulmonar intersticial en dermatomiositis. Revista Repertorio de Medicina y Cirugía 2026; 35(2) doi: 10.31260/RepertMedCir.01217372.1480
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Geoffrey Jacqmin, Manuel Pirotte, Carlo Caravaggio, Philippe Devaux. Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum: A Possible Severe Condition in SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia. The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports 2021; 10(01) doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1735478
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Ramazan Sivil, Fatih Selvi, Cihan Bedel, Mustafa Korkut. Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in COVID‐19 patients: two cases. The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2022; 16(1) doi: 10.1186/s43168-022-00144-8
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P. J. Dempsey, A. Yates, J. W. Power, M. C. Murphy, J. P. Ko, B. Hutchinson. PE MIMICS: a structured approach for the emergency radiologist in the evaluation of chest pain. Emergency Radiology 2022; 29(3) doi: 10.1007/s10140-022-02023-7
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Aaron Kangas-Dick, Victor Gazivoda, Mudathir Ibrahim, Arony Sun, Jason P. Shaw, Igor Brichkov, Ory Wiesel. Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Pneumomediastinum in Patients with COVID-19 Pneumonia. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques 2021; 31(3) doi: 10.1089/lap.2020.0692
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Kazuhiro Nishiyama, Tomohisa Baba, Tsuneyuki Oda, Akimasa Sekine, Takashi Niwa, Sho Yamada, Shota Kaburaki, Ryo Nagasawa, Koji Okudela, Tamiko Takemura, Tae Iwasawa, Masamichi Mineshita, Takashi Ogura. Bilateral Pneumothorax after a Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy for Interstitial Lung Disease. Internal Medicine 2024; 63(6) doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.2149-23
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Ramon Vidrio Duarte, Eduardo Vidrio Duarte, Juan Gutierrez Ochoa, Maria Camila Gaviria Leiva, Joaquin A Pimentel-Hayashi. Pneumoperitoneum in a COVID-19 Patient Due to the Macklin Effect. Cureus 2021;  doi: 10.7759/cureus.13200
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Justin Ming-Yu Hsieh, Dong Tony Cheng, Justin Scott, Iain Thomson, Adam Frankel. Predictive criteria for oesophageal perforation in patients with pneumomediastinum: can invasive diagnostic modalities be avoided?. Emergency Medicine Journal 2026; 43(6) doi: 10.1136/emermed-2025-214966
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Thomas Bond, Karan Kanani, Mili Pansuria, Kehinde Sunmboye. Pneumomediastinum and Pneumopericardium in Rapidly Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease Secondary to Anti‐MDA5 Dermatomyositis. Clinical Case Reports 2025; 13(10) doi: 10.1002/ccr3.71304
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Gianluca Paternoster, Gianfranco Belmonte, Enrico Scarano, Pietro Rotondo, Diego Palumbo, Alessandro Belletti, Francesco Corradi, Pietro Bertini, Giovanni Landoni, Fabio Guarracino, Alessandro Isirdi, Diego Costanzo, Matteo Romani, Luigi De Simone, Roberto Mozzo, Alessia Palmaccio, Giorgia Guazzarotti, Renato Pennella, Francesca Calabrese. Macklin effect on baseline chest CT scan accurately predicts barotrauma in COVID-19 patients. Respiratory Medicine 2022; 197 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2022.106853
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Taha Mallick, Anant Dinesh, Ryan Engdahl, Mario Sabado. COVID-19 Complicated by Spontaneous Pneumothorax. Cureus 2020;  doi: 10.7759/cureus.9104
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Amanda J L Cheng, Timothy J Sadler. Unexpected case of pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema: primary or secondary aetiology?. BMJ Case Reports 2018; 2018 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-224528
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Martín Adrián Bolívar-Rodríguez, Juan Carlos Martínez-Nava, Adrián Pamanes-Lozano, Marcel Antonio Cázarez-Aguilar, Víctor Elier Quiroga-Arias, Andrea Bolívar-Corona. Barotrauma y ventilación mecánica en pacientes críticos COVID-19. NCT Neumología y Cirugía de Tórax 2021; 80(1) doi: 10.35366/99457
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Chris Zi‐Fan Zhao, Nadia Poci, Daniel Niewodowski, Amy Baker, Christine McDonald. Pneumorrhachis secondary to exacerbation of asthma: A case report and literature review. Respirology Case Reports 2023; 11(11) doi: 10.1002/rcr2.1228
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Rupali Jain, Vinay Kandula, Drew A. Torigian, Achala Donuru. Spontaneous Pneumothorax: A Review of Underlying Etiologies and Diagnostic Imaging Modalities. Tomography 2025; 11(11) doi: 10.3390/tomography11110125
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Leonardo Guidi, Alessandro Belletti, Diego Palumbo, Francesco De Cobelli, Michele De Bonis, Alberto Zangrillo. An increasing rate of pneumomediastinum in non-intubated COVID-19 patients: The role of steroids and a possible radiological predictor. Respiratory Investigation 2022; 60(6) doi: 10.1016/j.resinv.2022.06.012
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Irene Yu, Kaity Tung, Ryanne Dugan, Robert Thamer Qaqish, Yaron Perry. Dedicated esophageal imaging may be unnecessary in marijuana-associated spontaneous pneumomediastinum: Findings from a retrospective cohort study. Frontiers in Surgery 2023; 10 doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1043729
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Maitha Alneyadi, Thiagarajan Jaiganesh, Hamid Chatha. Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum in an asthmatic pediatric patient, triggered by SARS-COVID-19 infection. Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023; 32 doi: 10.1016/j.visj.2023.101734
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Rasathurai Kajenthiran, Manish Kumar Tiwary, Ashok Lal, Jacob Paul, Faisal Al Sawafi, Yogesh Manhas, Ajay Yadav, Zaina Al Harthi, Abhijit Nair. Pulmonary Barotrauma in COVID-19 Patients: Experience From a Secondary Care Hospital in Oman. Cureus 2022;  doi: 10.7759/cureus.26414
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Uday Gulati, Christine Medeiros, Ananya Nanduri, Jack Kanoff, Samson Zarbiv, Michael Bonk, Adam Green. Understanding Pneumomediastinum as a Complication in Patients With COVID-19: A Case Series. Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports 2022; 10 doi: 10.1177/23247096221127117
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Daniel Guck, Ryan Munyon. Bilateral spontaneous pneumothoraces with spontaneous pneumomediastinum: An intravenous methamphetamine complication. Respiratory Medicine Case Reports 2018; 25 doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2018.05.025
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Archana Baburao, Rinki Das, Shylaja Shyamsunder. Pneumomediastinum, pneumopericardium, and subcutaneous emphysema—a rare complication in COVID-19 infection. The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology 2021; 15(1) doi: 10.1186/s43168-021-00081-y
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Roberto Miguel Damián-Negrete, Alondra Denisse Hernández-Luna, Rocío Guadalupe Cano-Arias, Antonio Durán-Plaza, Judith Carolina De Arcos-Jiménez, Kathya Analí Rodríguez-González, Braulio Dazahel González-Flores, Pedro Iván Navarro-González, Jaime Briseno-Ramírez. Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum, Subcutaneous Emphysema, and Pneumoperitoneum in RT-PCR-Confirmed Measles: A Pediatric Case Report. Infectious Disease Reports 2026; 18(3) doi: 10.3390/idr18030039
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Anoopkishore Chidambaram. Chest Pain Beyond Asthma: A Case of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum in a Young Adult with Asthma. EMJ Respiratory 2025;  doi: 10.33590/emjrespir/TVBU8903
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Maria Paola Belfiore, Gaetano Maria Russo, Luigi Gallo, Umberto Atripaldi, Stefania Tamburrini, Valentina Caliendo, Luigi Impieri, Maria Teresa Del Canto, Giovanni Ciani, Pasquale Parrella, Maria Luisa Mangoni di Santo Stefano, Antonio Alessandro Heliot Salvia, Fabrizio Urraro, Valerio Nardone, Nicola Coppola, Alfonso Reginelli, Salvatore Cappabianca. Secondary Complications in COVID-19 Patients: A Case Series. Tomography 2022; 8(4) doi: 10.3390/tomography8040154
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Sarah Damanti, Francesca Rosini, Daniela Mari, Maura Marcucci. Facial Oedema Is Not Always Angioedema: A Case of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum with Subcutaneous Emphysema during COPD Exacerbation. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine 2015; 2(7) doi: 10.12890/2015_000281
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Gianluca Paternoster, Pietro Bertini, Alessandro Belletti, Giovanni Landoni, Serena Gallotta, Diego Palumbo, Alessandro Isirdi, Fabio Guarracino. Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Awake Non-Intubated Patients With COVID-19 ARDS at High Risk for Barotrauma. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 2022; 36(8) doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2022.03.011
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Devendra Jadav, Vikas P. Meshram. Unusual subcutaneous emphysema extending to the limbs following blunt chest injury. Journal of Forensic Sciences 2022; 67(5) doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.15078
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Beata Moczulska, Maciej Żechowicz, Leszek Gromadziński, Paulina Nowek. Spontaneus pneumomediastinum and subcutaneus emphysema in nonventilated COVID-19 patient. Polish Annals of Medicine 2022;  doi: 10.29089/paom/152734
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Kyung-Jin Lee, Ho-Kee Yum, I-Nae Park. Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum: An Unusual Pulmonary Complication in Anorexia Nervosa. Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2015; 78(4) doi: 10.4046/trd.2015.78.4.360
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Leah Puckett, Daniela Grayeb, Vishnupriya Khatri, Kamila Cass, Philip Mehler. A Comprehensive Review of Complications and New Findings Associated with Anorexia Nervosa. Journal of Clinical Medicine 2021; 10(12) doi: 10.3390/jcm10122555
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M. D. Romanov, E. M. Kireeva, T. M. Levina. Specific Diagnosis of Spontaneous Mediastinal Emphysema. Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases 2021; 99(6) doi: 10.21292/2075-1230-2021-99-6-49-53
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