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| Year : 2015 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 404-406 |
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Subcutaneous emphysema: Unique presentation of a foreign body in the airway
Mahendra Kumar1, Arun Goyal2, Neelima Gupta2, Rajesh Singh Rautela1
1 Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Dilshad Garden, Delhi, India
2 Department of ENT, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Dilshad Garden, Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Mahendra Kumar
47 D, Pocket-A, MIG, GTB Enclave, Shahdara, Delhi - 110 093
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-9185.161682
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Foreign body airway (FBA) is a common problem among the children. Variable presentation makes it difficult to diagnose a case of FBA, particularly, when no definite history of aspiration is available. Subcutaneous emphysema (SCE) and pneumomediastinum are rare presentations. We report a case of FBA who presented with SCE without any history of aspiration. A 3-year-old female child was admitted with respiratory distress, fever and SCE over the right side of chest, neck and face. Initially, she was diagnosed as a case of pneumonitis with barotrauma. X-ray of the chest revealed SCE with pneumomediastinum without pneumothorax. Diagnostic bronchoscopy with rigid ventilating bronchoscope was done under general anesthesia. A plastic foreign body with sharp projections embedded in the mucosa was detected and retrieved from right main bronchus. Postoperatively SCE regressed gradually. |
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