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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1980;23(1):80-84. Published online January 15, 1980.

A Case of Pneumomediastinum & Subcutaneous Emphysema in Measles.

D S Kang, M S Ji, M H Shin, J S Oh

¹Department of Pediatrics, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital, Busan, Korea.

Abstract

A 7 year old malnourished boy with black measles was admitted with chief complaints of generalized weakness, dyspnea & swelling of the neck in moribund state. Chest PA revealed homogenous increased hazyness bilaterally, pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema. He was given conservative treatment for pneumomediastinum & subcutaneous emphysema & antibiotics without improvement. He died next day. No autopsy was granted. We reported this case with a brief review of the literature.

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