Open AccessThe Macklin effect in tension pneumomediastinum in a patient with interstitial pneumonia
Author(s) -
Watanabe Hiroko,
Ishikawa Hiroaki,
Inui Toshihide,
Kawashima Kai,
Namiki Tomohiro,
Sakamoto Tohru
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
respirology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2051-3380
DOI - 10.1002/rcr2.1045
Subject(s) - pneumomediastinum , medicine , interstitial pneumonia , dissection (medical) , complication , pneumonia , radiology , surgery , lung
Key message Tension pneumomediastinum is a rare complication of interstitial pneumonia. This case shows computed tomography findings of the Macklin effect, in which air dissection along the bronchovascular interstitium caused by alveolar rupture leads to pneumomediastinum.