Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in young women: Comparison between anorexia nervosa and nonanorexic patients

Maiko Kuroiwa; Keiichiro Kita; Akira Wakakuri; Azusa Sekijima; Masahiro Takibayashi; Fumiko Watanabe; Taro Miura; Tomoyuki Koura; Kiichiro Yoshida; Seiji Yamashiro

doi:10.1002/jgf2.43

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum in young women: Comparison between anorexia nervosa and nonanorexic patients

Maiko Kuroiwa^*, Keiichiro Kita, Akira Wakakuri, Azusa Sekijima, Masahiro Takibayashi, Fumiko Watanabe, Taro Miura, Tomoyuki Koura, Kiichiro Yoshida, Seiji Yamashiro

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Spontaneous pneumomediastinum is a benign, self-limited condition that mainly affects young people. In this report, we present four cases of this uncommon condition and a review of the current literature. Two cases had no prior significant medical history: one had a history of asthma and the other underwent regular outpatient treatment for anorexia nervosa. The three patients who were not anorexic spontaneously improved within a few days. However, the patient with anorexia nervosa took 2 months to recover. It appears that spontaneous pneumomediastinum is an intractable complication of anorexia nervosa, and the improvement of nutritional status in the patient is essential to manage this condition.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	268-270
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of General and Family Medicine
Volume	18
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/jgf2.43
State	Published - 2017/10

Keywords

anorexia nervosa
asthma
spontaneous pneumomediastinum
young woman

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Family Practice
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Internal Medicine

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