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7967245

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-11-30
pubmed:abstractText
A 17-year-old female with anorexia nervosa developed pneumomediastinum, subcutaneous emphysema, retroperitoneal emphysema, interstitial pulmonary emphysema and epidural emphysema (epidural emphysema; air between the dura mater and the vertebral arch). She had no history of bronchial asthma. The mechanism was presumed to be weakness of the alveolar wall due to malnutrition, leading to rupture of alveoli, followed by air entering the interstitium and dissecting along perivascular sheaths (interstitial pulmonary emphysema) into the mediastinum. A further increase in mediastinal pressure may bring about opening of the fascial planes along great vessels and allow air to penetrate into subcutaneous tissues and the spinal canal. These types of emphysema have been reported in bronchial asthma cases and in those on positive pressure breathing. To our knowledge, there are no previous reports of anorexia nervosa associated with these phenomena.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0301-1542
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
32
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
685-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
[anorexia nervosa; an association with certain types of soft tissue emphysema].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Kagawa Medical School, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports