%0 Journal Article
%T Pneumoscrotum in a Patient with <i>Pneumocystis jirovecii</i> Pneumonia: A Case Report
%A Chongiin Kim
%A Rodrigo Garc¨ªa-Tom¨¦
%A Ahmet Baydur
%J Open Journal of Respiratory Diseases
%P 83-87
%@ 2163-9418
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojrd.2022.124008
%X Pneumoscrotum is a rare condition described as the
accumulation of air within the scrotum. We report the case of a patient with
acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia who developed a secondary
pneumoscrotum as a complication of volutrauma from mechanical
ventilation.
%K Mechanical Ventilation
%K Pneumomediastinum
%K Pneumoscrotum
%K Pneumothorax
%K Volutrauma
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=121038