CASE HISTORY / CLINIC:
Patient with high fever (39°C) and CRP > 300.


FINDINGS:
A case of perforated sigma diverticulitis (perforation of a hollow organ) resulting in free air in the abdominal cavity and inflammation in the retroperitoneal space (aerogenic bacteria) with consecutive accumulation of air in the mediastinum and in the retroperitoneal space (not shown).


DIAGNOSIS:
Pneumoperitoneum, pneumomediastinum



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