Pneumomediastinum due to excessive cheering during a football match
Abdullah Önür1
, Emre Sanci2
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Gaziantep City Hospital, Gaziantep, Türkiye
2Department of Emergency, Bakircay University, İzmir, Türkiye
Keywords: Chest pain, emergency medicine, pneumomediastinum, vocal exercise
Abstract
A 19 year old female presented to the emergency department with the sudden onset of chest pain. The patient had a complaint after cheering for her team during a football match. Initial blood workup and imaging were normal. However, before discharge, a widespread crepitation in the neck was detected during re examination. Further imaging revealed a pneumomediastinum, and the patient was admitted to the hospital. This case emphasizes the importance of follow up and re examination before discharging the patients.
How to cite this article: Önür A, Sanci E. Pneumomediastinum due to excessive cheering during a football match. Turk J Emerg Med 2026;26:153-5.
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