A Rare Cause of Chest Pain in a Young Man: Primary Pneumomediastinum

Abstract

Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) is described as the presence of air in the mediastinum. It is a rare clinical condition that often affects adult young men. Patients are rarely symptomatic and detected incidentally. Symptoms often reolve without need of treatment. Diagnosis is made by physical examination and chest X-ray, and further study is rarely needed. We aimed to highlight spontane-ous pneumomedisatinum as the differential diagnosis of chest pain.