• Chest · Dec 1990

    Case Reports

    Pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema following the measurement of maximal expiratory pressure in a normal subject.

    • J C Manço, J Terra-Filho, and G A Silva.
    • Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
    • Chest. 1990 Dec 1; 98 (6): 1530-2.

    AbstractMediastinal and subcutaneous emphysema have been reported as a consequence of deliberate manipulations of the breathing pattern producing a Valsalva-like maneuver in healthy subjects. We present a case of pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema occurring in a normal volunteer after repeated measurements of the PEmax.

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