Abstract
Torticollis is a common clinical sign encountered by pediatricians in a wide variety of childhood illnesses including those from traumatic, neurologic, infectious, inflammatory, and psychogenic causes. We describe a case of spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) manifested as acute torticollis. To the best of our knowledge, torticollis as a result of spontaneous pneumomediastinum has not yet been described. Pneumomediastinum should be included in the differential diagnosis of torticollis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 352-353 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Pediatric Emergency Care |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 1996 |
Keywords
- Torticollis
- pneumomediastinum
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Emergency Medicine