Mohd Hashim, Mohd Azlan

Linton, Timothy

Heraganahally, Subash

2019

Reported here is a rare respiratory complication in a young primiparous woman in a remote community hospital in the Northern Territory, Australia. A Caucasian primiparous woman aged 23 years presented with chest pain following a very prolonged second stage of labour. On clinical examination a crunching and crackling sound was heard over the precordium, synchronous with the heartbeat (Hamman's sign). A chest radiograph confirmed the presence of pneumomediastinum. Complete resolution of symptoms and signs was achieved with supportive management.

Royal Darwin Hospital, 105 Rocklands Drive, Tiwi, NT, Australia azlan.mohdhashim@nt.gov.au..

Gove District Hospital, Gove, NT, Australia tim.linton@nt.gov.au..

Royal Darwin Hospital, 105 Rocklands Drive, Tiwi, NT, Australia hssubhashcmc@hotmail.com..

Rural and remote health 2019; 19(2): 4615

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31100986/?otool=iaurydwlib

https://hdl.handle.net/10137/7602

Hamman’s sign

chest pain

pneumomediastinum

primiparous

Australia

Chest pain and dyspnoea in a young primiparous woman following prolonged labour at a remote Australian community health centre.

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