Management of Pneumomediastinum Associated with H1N1 Pneumonia: A Case Report

Bhavna P Singh¹, Gurucharan S Shetty², Padmakumar Arayamparambil Vijayan¹, Ullas Gopalakrishna¹, Garud Chandan¹, Ario Santini³, Vivek Padegal⁴

1 Fortis Hospitals, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Bangalore, India
2 Fortis Hospitals, Department of Radiology, Bangalore, India
3 University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Târgu Mureş, Romania; Hon Fellow, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
4 Fortis Hospitals, Department of Pulmonology, Bangalore, India

DOI: 10.2478/jccm-2019-0001

H1N1 is seen in tropical countries like India, occurring irrespective of the season. Complications of the disease are frequently encountered and there is little in the way or guidelines as to the how these should be managed. The treatment of one such complication, a recurrent pneumiomediastinum is the subject of the current paper. The management followed guidance for the treatment of a similar condition known as primary spontaneous pneumomediastinum, an uncommon condition resulting from alveolar rupture-otherwise known as the Macklin phenomenon.