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Abused drugs/substances (illicit-, street-) - oral, i.v. or inhaled

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Pneumomediastinum

See also under V f May occur following smoking-associated forceful Valsalva maneuver, reflecting barotrauma

Publications

Dajer-Fadel WL, Argüero-Sánchez R, Ibarra-Pérez C, Navarro-Reynoso FP

Systematic review of spontaneous pneumomediastinum: a survey of 22 years' data.

Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals 2014 Oct;22;997-1002 — 2014 Oct — 997-1002

Cabañas JG, Brice JH, Woodward K

An unrecognized presentation of cocaine-associated pneumomediastinum in the prehospital setting.

Prehospital emergency care : official journal of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the National Association of State EMS Directors 2009 Jul-Sep;13;384-7 — 2009 Jul-Sep — 384-7

Iyer VN, Joshi AY, Ryu JH

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: analysis of 62 consecutive adult patients.

Mayo Clinic proceedings 2009 May;84;417-21 — 2009 May — 417-21

Rezvani K, Kurbaan AS, Brenton D

Ecstasy induced pneumomediastinum.

Thorax 1996 Sep;51;960-1 — 1996 Sep — 960-1

Seaman ME

Barotrauma related to inhalational drug abuse.

The Journal of emergency medicine 1990 Mar-Apr;8;141-9 — 1990 Mar-Apr — 141-9

Panacek EA, Singer AJ, Sherman BW, Prescott A, Rutherford WF

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: clinical and natural history.

Annals of emergency medicine 1992 Oct;21;1222-7 — 1992 Oct — 1222-7