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X-ray showing pneumomediastinum with subcutaneous emphysema (red arrow) extending to the cervical region with bilateral pneumonia.
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Chest X-ray (CXR) showed pneumomediastinum with subcutaneous emphysema extending into the cervical region with bilateral pneumonia (Figure 1).
Computed tomography (CT) chest showing severe pneumomediastinum (red arrow) with diffuse pneumonitis.
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Improvement of pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema.
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Repeat CXR two days later showed improvement of pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema (Figure 3).