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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1975;18(8):598-603. Published online August 31, 1975.

A Case of Pneumomediatinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema as Complication of Measles

Young Duk Yun¹, Soo Dong Nam¹, Koo Yong Chung¹, Chang Soo Ra¹

¹Department of Pediatrics College of Medicine, Chosun University, Kwangju, Korea

Abstract

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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