Atraumatic pneumorrhachis in a young man with chest pain
Andersen, M.
Ugeskrift for Laeger 176(32)
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 1603-6824 PMID: 25292475 Document Number: 675230
A 22-year-old man experienced sudden chest pains after riding a mountain bike. The clinical examination showed subcutaneous emphysema on collum and a CAT-scan showed intraspinal air known as pneumorrhachis (PR). The treatment had to be based on the individual findings depending on the cause of PR and often needed a multidisciplinary effort. In this case the patient's condition improved and he was discharged after three days of observation without further treatment.