SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM: A RARE AND UNUSUAL COMPLICATION OF DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS
- Department of Radiology, Fourth Military Hospital, Dakhla, Morocco.
- Department of Endocinology, Moulay Ismail Military Hospital, Meknes, Morocco.
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive care, Fourth Military Hospital, Dakhla, Morocco.
- Department of Biology, Fourth Military Hospital, Dakhla, Morocco.
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Spontaneous pneumomediastinumis defined as the presence of free air in the mediastinum without any apparent concomitant factors or disease. It is most often affecting young males which is usually benign and self-limiting.The pathophysiology of this disease is probably based on a pressure gradient between the alveolus and the lung interstitium. The most important examination to make a diagnosis of spontaneous pneumomediastinum is radiography. Generally, no special interventions are indicated for the treatment.We report a case of 26-year-old manwith a benign spontaneous pneumomediastinum complicating an inaugural diabetic ketoacidosis.
[Habib Bellamlih, Yousra Benabdelfedil, Mohamed Moutaoukil and Abderrahim Chekabab (2020); SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM: A RARE AND UNUSUAL COMPLICATION OF DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS Int. J. of Adv. Res. 8 (Nov). 11-14] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
Mohammed V-Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco.
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