| A Case of Pneumomediatinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema as Complication of Measles |
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Young Duk Yun, Soo Dong Nam, Koo Yong Chung, Chang Soo Ra |
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Department of Pediatrics College of Medicine, Chosun University, Kwangju, Korea |
| 홍역에 병발한 종격기종과 피하기종의 1예 |
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윤영덕, 남수동, 정구용, 나창수 |
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조선대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실 |
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| Abstract |
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Pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema are uncommon in pediatric parctice except in association with Respiratory distress and active resuscitation in the neonatal period and as a complication of asthma in later childhood. This 2 year old male was admitted with chief complaints of dyspnea and hoarseness for 4 days.
After comfirming the diagnosis by physical examination arid radiography, symptomatic therapy alone was quite successful. We presented a case of pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema as complication
of measle and reviewed the literatures.
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