TY - JOUR T1 - A precordial rub in a boy with a severe attack of ulcerative colitis. JF - Pediatr Emerg Care Y1 - 2014 A1 - Badina, Laura A1 - Ferrara, Giovanna A1 - Guastalla, Pierpaolo A1 - Barbi, Egidio KW - Adolescent KW - Colitis, Ulcerative KW - Diagnosis, Differential KW - Humans KW - Intestinal Perforation KW - Male KW - Mediastinal Emphysema KW - Pericarditis KW - Radiography, Thoracic AB -

A case of a pneumomediastinum mimicking a pericarditis in a boy with an occult perforation due to ulcerative colitis is reported. Pneumomediastinum is a rare complication of severe attacks of ulcerative colitis, with or without the previous development of a toxic megacolon, that should be considered in the differential diagnosis.

VL - 30 IS - 4 U1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24694884?dopt=Abstract ER -