Smoking marihuana as a rare cause of pneumomediastinum – case report

Wojciech Makarewicz; Dariusz Łaski; Andrzej Basiński; Zbigniew Śledziński

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Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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Smoking marihuana as a rare cause of pneumomediastinum – case report

Wojciech Makarewicz

,

Dariusz Łaski

,

Andrzej Basiński

,

Zbigniew Śledziński

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2011; 8 (2): 234–238

Online publish date: 2011/07/05

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Pneumomediastinum is defined as pathological presence of air in the mediastinum. Isolated, spontaneous pneumomediastinum is a benign condition, but its presence should always alert the clinician to look for its cause.

We present a case of a young male, without any comorbidities, who presented pneumomediastinum linked to drug usage (smoking marihuana).

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Smoking marihuana as a rare cause of pneumomediastinum – case report

Wojciech Makarewicz , Dariusz Łaski , Andrzej Basiński , Zbigniew Śledziński

spontaneus pneumomediastinum, marihuana

Wojciech Makarewicz

,

Dariusz Łaski

,

Andrzej Basiński

,

Zbigniew Śledziński