
pmid: 28316849
pmc: PMC5339537
Spontaneous pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema also known as Hamman’s syndrome is a very rare complication of labor that is often related to the valsalva maneuver during the labor. In most case, Hamman’s syndrome is a self‐limiting condition, rarely complicated unless there are underlying respiratory diseases. Chest X‐ray can be a useful early diagnostic technique in severe clinical presentation. We report an uneventful pregnancy in a primigravid parturient, which was complicated in the late second stage of labor by the development of subcutaneous emphysema, pneumomediastinum, and mild pneumothorax. Spontaneous recovery occurred after four days of conservative management. This condition shows the major interest of labor analgesia especially locoregional techniques.
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Subcutaneous emphysema, Limiting, Pneumomediastinum, FOS: Mechanical engineering, Case Report, Presentation (obstetrics), Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum in COVID-19 Patients, Engineering, Pregnancy, Health Sciences, Genetics, Abdominal Compartment Syndrome and Intra-abdominal Hypertension, Biology, Mediastinal Emphysema, Emphysema, Pneumothorax, Paleontology, Gynecology and obstetrics, Mechanical engineering, Emergency Department Crowding, FOS: Biological sciences, RG1-991, Emergency Medicine, Medicine, Surgery, Complication, Stage (stratigraphy)
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Subcutaneous emphysema, Limiting, Pneumomediastinum, FOS: Mechanical engineering, Case Report, Presentation (obstetrics), Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum in COVID-19 Patients, Engineering, Pregnancy, Health Sciences, Genetics, Abdominal Compartment Syndrome and Intra-abdominal Hypertension, Biology, Mediastinal Emphysema, Emphysema, Pneumothorax, Paleontology, Gynecology and obstetrics, Mechanical engineering, Emergency Department Crowding, FOS: Biological sciences, RG1-991, Emergency Medicine, Medicine, Surgery, Complication, Stage (stratigraphy)
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