Pneumoperitoneum Recurring Concomitantly with Asthmatic Exacerbation

  • Sekiya Kiyoshi
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Toho University Medical Center Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization, Sagamihara National Hospital
  • Hojyo Takako
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Toho University Medical Center
  • Yamada Hiroyuki
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Toho University Medical Center
  • Toyama Katsuhiro
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Toho University Medical Center
  • Ryo Hidetomi
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Toho University Medical Center
  • Kimura Kazuhiro
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Toho University Medical Center
  • Taniguchi Masami
    Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization, Sagamihara National Hospital
  • Homma Sakae
    Department of Respiratory Medicine, Toho University Medical Center

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We report a patient with pneumoperitoneum that recurred concomitantly with asthmatic exacerbation. The patient was a 71-year-old man with a medical history of bronchial asthma. Chest X-rays obtained during asthmatic exacerbation showed intra-abdominal air beneath his diaphragm. Subsequently, a computed tomography scan of his chest confirmed mediastinal emphysema and intra-abdominal air beneath his diaphragm. The intra-abdominal air disappeared after his asthmatic exacerbation was relieved by treatment. The patient showed recurrent pneumoperitoneum concomitant with asthmatic exacerbation. The cause of his pneumoperitoneum was conjectured to be the movement of air from the mediastinum to the peritoneal cavity through the sternocostal triangle.<br>

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  • Internal Medicine

    Internal Medicine 47 (1), 47-49, 2008

    一般社団法人 日本内科学会

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