Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum and Neck Subcutaneous Emphysema
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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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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: General Medicine
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1346-0072,1883-6011
DOI: 10.14442/general.11.39