A 25-Year-Old Man with a History of Substance Abuse Presenting with Pneumomediastinum Due to Methamphetamine Vapor Inhalation

Anahita Shahnazi; Keenan Bayrakdar; Prospero Cortorreal; Katharine Burmaster; Gretchen Junko

doi:10.12659/AJCR.941509

15 April 2024 : Case report USA

A 25-Year-Old Man with a History of Substance Abuse Presenting with Pneumomediastinum Due to Methamphetamine Vapor Inhalation

Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Unusual setting of medical care, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis), Rare coexistence of disease or pathology

Anahita Shahnazi^1ABCDEF*, Keenan Bayrakdar^1BDEF, Prospero Cortorreal^1D, Katharine Burmaster^1D, Gretchen Junko^1DF

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.941509

Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e941509

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Figure 1. Chest X-ray of the patient with subcutaneous emphysema on physical exam indicates subcutaneous air over the right scapular region (blue arrow).

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