Management of Pneumomediastinum Associated with H1N1 Pneumonia: A Case Report

• Main Authors: Singh Bhavna P, Shetty Gurucharan S, Vijayan Padmakumar Arayamparambil, Gopalakrishna Ullas, Chandan Garud, Santini Ario, Padegal Vivek
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sciendo 2019-02-01
• Series: The Journal of Critical Care Medicine
• Subjects: pandemic h1n1 virus; pneumomediastinum; macklin phenomenon
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2019-0001

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.