TY - JOUR
T1 - Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in a patient with bronchiolitis obliterans after bone marrow transplantation
AU - Galanis, E.
AU - Litzow, M. R.
AU - Tefferi, A.
AU - Scott, J. P.
PY - 1997/10/2
Y1 - 1997/10/2
N2 - After allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for chronic myelogenous leukemia, spontaneous pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema developed in a patient with bronchiolitis obliterans. Computed tomography scanning of the chest failed to reveal the cause. There was no evidence of a pulmonary process, pneumothorax, or pharyngeal or upper airway leak. Despite the alarming appearance of the patient, conservative management, including high-flow oxygen, resulted in resolution of the pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema. The cause of pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in bone marrow transplant recipients is discussed.
AB - After allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for chronic myelogenous leukemia, spontaneous pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema developed in a patient with bronchiolitis obliterans. Computed tomography scanning of the chest failed to reveal the cause. There was no evidence of a pulmonary process, pneumothorax, or pharyngeal or upper airway leak. Despite the alarming appearance of the patient, conservative management, including high-flow oxygen, resulted in resolution of the pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema. The cause of pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema in bone marrow transplant recipients is discussed.
KW - Bone marrow transplantation
KW - Bronchiolitis obliterans
KW - Graft-versus-host disease
KW - Pneumomediastinum
KW - Subcutaneous emphysema
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U2 - 10.1038/sj.bmt.1700939
DO - 10.1038/sj.bmt.1700939
M3 - Article
C2 - 9383235
AN - SCOPUS:0030693943
VL - 20
SP - 695
EP - 696
JO - Bone Marrow Transplantation
JF - Bone Marrow Transplantation
SN - 0268-3369
IS - 8
ER -