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(a) Chest x-ray on admission. (b) Chest x-ray finding pneumomediastinum. (c) CT chest demonstrating pneumomediastinum. (d) Chest x-ray after discharge
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Initial admission chest x ray imaging (Figure 1a) demonstrated patchy opacities within both lungs, but was otherwise unremarkable. CT chest and gastrograffin esophagram to further evaluate for etiology of pneumomediastinum. CT chest redemonstrated pneumomediastinum and prior ground glass opacities (Figure 1c) and gastrograffin esophagram was negative for esophageal tear or perforation.