Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Department of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Denver Health Hospital Authority, 777 Bannock Street, Denver, CO, 80204, USA

Publications

• Case Series   
  Pneumothorax and Pneumomediastinum in Patients with Restrictive Eating Disorders: A Case Series and Literature Review
  Author(s): Allison Nitsch*, Mark Kearns, Ashlie Watters and Phil Mehler
  
  Background: The purposes of this case series was to identify clinical characteristics of patients with restrictive eating disorders who have experienced pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum and elucidate possible risk factors for the development of pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum in this patient population through literature review. The scope of the case series is limited to patients admitted for medical stabilization from severe restrictive Eating Disorders (EDs). Methods: We compiled a series of adult patients with severe EDs who were diagnosed with a pneumothorax or pneumomediastinum while admitted to the ACUTE Center for Eating Disorders at Denver Health between April 2016 and January 2021. Additionally, a series of adult patients who reported a history of pneumothorax on admission to the same institution, during the sam.. Read More»
  

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