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Chest x-ray taken prior to chest drain removal, showing no obvious signs of
pneumothorax.. SE can be seen, especially on the left side of the thorax and bilaterally in
the nuchal area.
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(a) Chest x-ray taken immediately prior to intubation, showing massive SE,
and (b) a section of the CT-thorax scan taken immediately prior to
intubation, demonstrating SE and pneumomediastinum.. The CT scan also showed a pulmonary lesion apically and laterally in the
superior pulmonary lobe.
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Five hours later, while coughing, the patient developed massive SE, involving the whole body as well as pneumomediastinum (Figure 2(a) and (b)), with dyspnea, pain, changes in the pitch of her voice and loss of vision.