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CYCLICAL VOMITING WITH PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM
Author(s) -
BULLIMORE D. W.,
COOKE D.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1982.tb09498.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumomediastinum , vomiting , subcutaneous emphysema , anesthesia , mediastinal emphysema , electrolyte imbalance , pediatrics , surgery , complication
. A case is reported of cyclical vomiting of sufficient severity to result in both dehydration and electrolyte disturbance, culminating in grand mal seizures and pneumomediastinum with subcutaneous emphysema. Similar episodes of subcutaneous emphysema over the face and neck had been noted by the patient on previous occasions.