Pneumomediastinum in a Heavy Weightlifter

Neeraja Swaminathan; Akanksha Agrawal; Pradhum Ram

doi:10.12890/2019_001085

Pneumomediastinum in a Heavy Weightlifter

Neeraja Swaminathan Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Akanksha Agrawal Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Pradhum Ram Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12890/2019_001085

Keywords

Pneumomediastinum, weightlifting

Abstract

The presence of air in the mediastinal cavity (i.e., pneumomediastinum) is an uncommon condition. It is usually precipitated by an event such as penetrating trauma, barotrauma or increased intrathoracic pressure caused by severe vomiting or coughing. We present the case of a 32-year-old man who developed pneumomediastinum as a result of heavy weightlifting.

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