Don't Blow It! Extensive Subcutaneous Emphysema of the Neck Caused by Isolated Facial Injuries: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
| Autor: | Hannah Makrides, Luke D. Lawton |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Facial trauma
Male medicine.medical_specialty Diagnostic dilemma Violence 03 medical and health sciences Fractures Bone 0302 clinical medicine 030202 anesthesiology medicine Humans Surgical emphysema Facial Injuries Unusual case business.industry 030208 emergency & critical care medicine Emergency department Maxillary Sinus Middle Aged medicine.disease Subcutaneous Emphysema respiratory tract diseases Surgery Facial injury Emergency Medicine medicine.symptom business Subcutaneous emphysema |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of emergency medicine. 52(3) |
| ISSN: | 0736-4679 |
| Popis: | Background Although subcutaneous emphysema resulting from maxillofacial surgery is well described in the literature, the association with maxillofacial trauma is less firm. Clinically evident subcutaneous emphysema from facial injury is uncommon and extension into the cervical and mediastinal tissues is exceedingly rare, with few reported cases. Case Report An unusual case of extensive subcutaneous emphysema after facial trauma is presented. The case posed a diagnostic dilemma in our emergency department. Why Should Emergency Physicians Be Aware of This? Facial fractures are a rare but important cause of surgical emphysema. Emergency physicians need to be aware of the diagnostic possibility and the need to avoid factors that may precipitate secondary injury. |
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