<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>H1N1 is seen in tropical countries like India, occurring irrespective of the season. Complications of the disease are frequently encountered and there is little in the way or guidelines as to the how these should be managed. The treatment of one such complication, a recurrent pneumiomediastinum is the subject of the current paper. The management followed guidance for the treatment of a similar condition known as primary spontaneous pneumomediastinum, an uncommon condition resulting from alveolar rupture-otherwise known as the Macklin phenomenon.</p></abstract>

H1N1 is seen in tropical countries like India, occurring irrespective of the season. Complications of the disease are frequently encountered and there is little in the way or guidelines as to the how these should be managed. The treatment of one such complication, a recurrent pneumiomediastinum is the subject of the current paper. The management followed guidance for the treatment of a similar condition known as primary spontaneous pneumomediastinum, an uncommon condition resulting from alveolar rupture-otherwise known as the Macklin phenomenon.

Management of Pneumomediastinum Associated with H1N1 Pneumonia: A Case Report

The Journal of Critical Care Medicine

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H1N1 is seen in tropical countries like India, occurring irrespective of the season. Complications of the disease are frequently encountered and there is...

Management of Pneumomediastinum Associated with H1N1 Pneumonia: A Case Report

Article Category: Case Report

Published Online: Feb 04, 2019

Page range: 28 - 33

Received: May 27, 2018

Accepted: Dec 10, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2019-0001

Keywords
pandemic H1N1 virus, pneumomediastinum, Macklin phenomenon

© 2019 Bhavna P Singh, Gurucharan S Shetty, Padmakumar Arayamparambil Vijayan, Ullas Gopalakrishna, Garud Chandan, Ario Santini, Vivek Padegal, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Management of Pneumomediastinum Associated with H1N1 Pneumonia: A Case Report

Article Category: Case Report

Published Online: Feb 04, 2019

Page range: 28 - 33

Received: May 27, 2018

Accepted: Dec 10, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2019-0001

Keywordspandemic H1N1 virus, pneumomediastinum, Macklin phenomenon

© 2019 Bhavna P Singh, Gurucharan S Shetty, Padmakumar Arayamparambil Vijayan, Ullas Gopalakrishna, Garud Chandan, Ario Santini, Vivek Padegal, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
pandemic H1N1 virus, pneumomediastinum, Macklin phenomenon