Pneumomediastinum After Cocaine Smoking
- 1 November 1987
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 80 (11) , 1427-1428
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-198711000-00021
Abstract
We have reported two cases of pneumomediastinum occurring in previously healthy young men after smoking cocaine and performing the Valsalva maneuver to intensify the euphoria. Pneumomediastinum is thought to result from increased intrathoracic pressure produced by the Valsalva maneuver, with resultant rupture of marginal alveoli. With the increasing popularity of inhaling free-base cocaine, physicians should be aware of this complication.Keywords
This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: