Pneumomediastinum as a complication of "crack" smoking

Steven L. Brody; Gail V. Anderson; Jimmy B.L. Gutman

doi:10.1016/0735-6757(88)90008-3

Pneumomediastinum as a complication of "crack" smoking

Steven L. Brody, Gail V. Anderson, Jimmy B.L. Gutman

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Abstract

Three cases of pneumomediastinum related to smoking cocaine in the form of "crack" are presented. The patients complained of chest or neck pain occurring 1 to 6 hours after smoking crack. All three did not immediately divulge a history of cocaine use. There was spontaneous resolution of pneumomediastinum in every case, and the creation of pneumomediastinum appeared to be directly related to the route of drug use. The abuse of crack and the mechanism of spontaneous pneumomediastinum are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	241-243
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume	6
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0735-6757(88)90008-3
State	Published - May 1988

Keywords

Barotrauma
chest pain
cocaine
pneumomediastinum

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