Protracted Labor Complicated by Pneumomediastinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema: A Rare Case Report and Management Considerations

Ait Amara Inesse; Ruggiano Ilaria; Olivier Camille

doi:10.12659/AJCR.940989

22 October 2023 : Case report Belgium

Protracted Labor Complicated by Pneumomediastinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema: A Rare Case Report and Management Considerations

Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease

Ait Amara Inesse^1E*, Ruggiano Ilaria^1E, Olivier Camille^1D

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.940989

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e940989

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Figure 1. Chest X-ray in postpartum pneumomediastinum: Hamman’s syndrome. Frontal (A) and lateral (B) radiographs showing vertical lucent stripes into neck and along the chest wall (thin arrows) and lucency surrounding the heart (thick arrow) corresponding to subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum.

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Protracted Labor Complicated by Pneumomediastinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema: A Rare Case Report and Management Considerations

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