Extensive subcutaneous emphysema complicating spontaneous pneumomediastinum
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Spontaneous pneumomediastinum originating from extensive subcutaneous emphysema.
A 76-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease presented with new swelling in the neck and face. Physical examination was notable for massive subcutaneous emphysema as the cause of the swelling, which extended from the patient’s trunk and neck onto his face (Picture A). A CT scan showed extensive subcutaneous emphysema throughout the neck and thorax as well as a pneumomediastinum ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2229-5151
DOI: 10.4103/ijciis.ijciis_9_17