Pneumomediastinum associated with cocaine abuse
- 1 July 1987
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Thoracic Imaging
- Vol. 2 (3) , 88-89
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00005382-198707000-00012
Abstract
A case of pneumomediastinum following inhalation of cocaine alkaloid (free-base) is reported. This is the third reported case in the literature. The presumed mechanism is barotrauma secondary to vigorous inhalation for valsalva maneuvers.Keywords
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