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Unusual Cause of Chest Pain on Radiograph

Abstract

Although pneumomediastinum (PM) is a cause of chest pain which can be diagnosed on a plain chest radiograph, emergency physicians frequently miss the diagnosis. As follows a description of findings of PM on the chest radiograph. [West J Emerg Med. 2011;12(4):525.]