Discussion The answer is (b) spontaneous retropharyngeal emphysema, a diagnosis of
exclusion that is most often associated with a pneumomediastinum. Air dissects through …

A 14-year-old girl with no significant medical history presented at Emergency Department
with sore throat and odynophagia after one episode of nonviolent coughing. She denied any …

Spontaneous retropharyngeal emphysema (SRE) is a rare condition, occurring in the
absence of trauma. Symptoms usually include acute-onset odynophagia and dyspnea. This …

A 24-year-old woman presented with a 1-day history of neck tightness following a 10-day
history of cough and left-sided chest pain. Her CT is shown in figure 1, which reveals a …

Introduction: Spontaneous pneumomediastinum and retropharyngeal emphysema are rare
clinical entities. These conditions are caused by one supported increase of the intra-alveolar …

Retropharyngeal emphysema is usually secondary to trauma, iatrogenic injury, and
obstructive respiratory diseases. Without prompt and adequate treatment, severe …

An eight-year-old boy was presented to the emergency department (ED) with a history of
choking after swallowing an unknown object. He was lying down supine when his younger …

A previously healthy, non-asthmatic, non-smoker, 16-year-old male came for medical
attention because of odynophagia and pain located at anterior cervical area and upper …

Retropharyngeal emphysema is a rare condition, and it is important to determine whether
the patient presents with complications including pneumomediastinum or other severe …

Conventional radiological imaging revealed retropharyngeal free air (figure 1). Coronal
computerised tomography (CT) of the chest illustrated subcutaneous emphysema of the …