Pneumorrhachis of the entire spinal canal

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jul 2005 English Publisher:BMJJournal:Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, volume 76, pages 1,036-1,036 (issn: 0022-3050,

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Authors: M F, Oertel; M C, Korinth; M H T, Reinges; J M, Gilsbach;

doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.044636

pmid: 15965224

pmc: PMC1739725

Pneumorrhachis of the entire spinal canal

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Abstract

Pneumorrhachis (PR)—the curious phenomenon of intraspinal air—is an exceptional radiographic finding. In this report the first case of PR of the entire spine is presented. A 19 year old man with a history of diabetes mellitus and bronchial asthma was admitted because of cough, fever, nausea, and vomiting for 3 days. Physical examination and laboratory studies showed cervical subcutaneous emphysema, infection signs, and ketoacidotic decompensated …

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RWTH Aachen University
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Universitätsklinikum Aachen
Germany

Keywords

Adult, Male, Remission, Spontaneous, Bronchi, Asthma, Subcutaneous Emphysema, Diagnosis, Differential, Trachea, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Cough, Retropneumoperitoneum, Pneumocephalus, Humans, Spinal Diseases, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Spinal Canal, Mediastinal Emphysema

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