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Hamman’s syndrome also known as Macklin’s syndrome is a syndrome of spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema (air in the subcutaneous tissues of the skin) and pneumomediastinum (air in the mediastinum the center of the chest cavity) sometimes associated with pain and less commonly dyspnea dysphonia and low grade fever.It was named after Johns Hopkins clinician Louis Hamman M.D.Hamman’s syndrome can cause Hamman’s sign.
