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This article is the fifth in a series of CPD articles aimed at reviewing the recent general medical literature relating to topics that may be of interest to dermatologists. This issue looks at advances in cardiorespiratory medicine, including the management of pulmonary embolism and prevention of venous thromboembolism (VT), recent treatment strategies in childhood asthma, and an update on dermatological adverse reactions to cardiovascular drugs.
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PMID:Recent advances in cardiorespiratory medicine: management of pulmonary embolism and prevention of venous thromboembolism, recent treatment strategies in childhood asthma, and dermatological adverse reactions to cardiovascular drugs. 1831 63

The authors report a case of a 30-year-old nulliparous woman with a prior medical history of asthma who developed intrapartum pneumomediastinum with surgical emphysema during the second stage of labour. She was managed conservatively with supportive care and there was complete resolution of symptoms within 4 days. Clinical and radiological findings were consistent with Hamman's syndrome (spontaneous pneumomediastinum). This case reiterates the possibility of childhood asthma or a family history of asthma as being an associated risk factor for Hamman's syndrome and reminds us of the need to distinguish such clinical findings from more important and potentially life-threatening conditions such as oesophageal rupture, pulmonary embolism and aortic dissection that can present with similar findings.
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PMID:Intrapartum spontaneous pneumomediastinum and surgical emphysema (Hamman's syndrome) in a 30-year-old woman with asthma. 2871 Mar 3