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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Trusha Tank, M.D.[2]
Historical Perspective
Discovery
- The condition was first described in 1819 by René Laennec. [1][2]
- The entity was firstly described by Laenek in 1827.[3]
- Later in 1939, Louis Hamman described primary or spontaneous pneumomediastinum which is why it is also known as Hamman's syndrome. He described a post-partum patient with subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum, a case known in current times as Hamman’s syndrome[4]
References
- ↑ Laënnec RTH. De l’auscultation médiate ou Traité du Diagnostic des Maladies des Poumon et du Coeur. 1st ed. Paris: Brosson & Chaudé; 1819.
- ↑ Roguin A (2006). "Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laënnec (1781-1826): the man behind the stethoscope". Clinical medicine & research. 4 (3): 230–5. PMID 17048358.
- ↑ Kouritas VK, Papagiannopoulos K, Lazaridis G, Baka S, Mpoukovinas I, Karavasilis V, Lampaki S, Kioumis I, Pitsiou G, Papaiwannou A, Karavergou A, Kipourou M, Lada M, Organtzis J, Katsikogiannis N, Tsakiridis K, Zarogoulidis K, Zarogoulidis P (February 2015). "Pneumomediastinum". J Thorac Dis. 7 (Suppl 1): S44–9. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2015.01.11. PMC 4332083. PMID 25774307.
- ↑ Hamman L. Spontaneous mediastinal emphysema. Bull Johns Hopkins Hosp 1939;64:1-21