Abstract

VANMALI, Atish  and  DAJI, Kamlesh D.. Pneumorrhachis: An uncommon radiological entity. S. Afr. J. radiol. (Online) [online]. 2021, vol.25, n.1, pp.1-4. ISSN 2078-6778.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v25i1.2255.

Pneumorrhachis (PR) is a rare and interesting phenomenon, in which air is present within the spinal canal. The aetiologies are varied, broadly grouped as traumatic, non-traumatic or iatrogenic. Pneumorrhachis secondary to spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM) and barotrauma of the lungs is uncommon and even rarer within the paediatric group. This report describes a paediatric patient presenting with a persistent cough who developed a SPM and subsequent PR.

Keywords : pnuemorrhachis; spontaneous pneumomediastinum; epidural air.

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