The Macklin effect in tension pneumomediastinum in a patient with interstitial pneumonia

Key message Tension pneumomediastinum is a rare complication of interstitial pneumonia. This case shows computed tomography findings of the Macklin effect, in which air dissection along the bronchovascular interstitium caused by alveolar rupture leads to pneumomediastinum.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hiroko Watanabe, Hiroaki Ishikawa, Toshihide Inui, Kai Kawashima, Tomohiro Namiki, Tohru Sakamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-11-01
Series:Respirology Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.1045