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Spontaneous pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax and subcutaneous emphysema in COVID-19 patients—a case series

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2021
Background Spontaneous pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax and spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema are rare entities. A rising trend in the setting of COVID-19 even in patients who are not put on invasive ventilation can suggest an alternative aetiology. Case
Akshat Agrawal, Kamal Kumar Sen, Gitanjali Satapathy, Humsheer Singh Sethi, Ajay Sharawat, Dwarampudi Sindhu Reddy   +5 more
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Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema in Dermatomyositis: A Case Series and Literature Review

Journal of Inflammation Research, 2023
Ahmed Hussein Subki,1 Ibraheem Mohammed Almani,2 Abdurahman Albeity,1 Bandari Khalid Aljabri,1 Roaa Alsolaimani,1,2 Hussein Halabi1 1Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of ...
Subki AH, Almani IM, Albeity A, Aljabri BK, Alsolaimani R, Halabi H   +5 more
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A Case Report of Acute Airway Compromise due to Subcutaneous Emphysema

Case Reports in Medicine, 2018
In the acute management of a trauma patient, airway patency is of utmost importance. The present case describes a male patient who presented with delayed severe upper airway obstruction secondary to massive subcutaneous emphysema following blunt ...
David Olmstead, Gary Gelfand, Ian Anderson, John B. Kortbeek   +3 more
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Risk factors for extensive subcutaneous emphysema after pulmonary resection by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a case-control study

Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques, 2023
Introduction Extensive subcutaneous emphysema may lead to a significantly prolonged hospital stay, cosmetic problems, and even death without timely treatment. However, the risk factors for it have been poorly studied.
Tingting Liu, Jing Feng, Xiaoxin Liu
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Subcutaneous Emphysema Related to Dental Treatment: A Case Series

Healthcare, 2022
Cervicofacial subcutaneous emphysema (SE) is primarily caused by dental treatment introducing gas into the subcutaneous tissue. Air rapidly dissects into the subcutaneous tissue with face and neck swelling, leading to respiratory distress, patient ...
R. Shimizu, S. Sukegawa, Yuka Sukegawa, K. Hasegawa, S. Ono, Ai Fujimura, I. Yamamoto, S. Ibaragi, A. Sasaki, Y. Furuki   +9 more
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Serious complications in COVID-19 ARDS cases: pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, subcutaneous emphysema and haemothorax

Epidemiology and Infection, 2021
The novel coronavirus identified as severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 causes acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Our aim in this study is to assess the incidence of life-threatening complications like pneumothorax, haemothorax ...
B. Guven, T. Erturk, Özge Kompe, A. Ersoy   +3 more
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Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum, Pneumothorax, Pneumopericardium and Subcutaneous Emphysema—Not So Uncommon Complications in Patients with COVID-19 Pulmonary Infection—A Series of Cases

Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021
(1) Background: Spontaneous pneumomediastinum (PM), pneumothorax (PT), and pneumopericardium (PP) were recently reported as rare complications in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia, and our study aims to follow the evolution of these involvements in
T. Cut, C. Tudoran, V. Lazureanu, A. Marinescu, R. Dumache, M. Tudoran   +5 more
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Subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum in patients with COVID-19 disease; case series from a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan

Epidemiology and Infection, 2021
Since December 2019, the clinical symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its complications are evolving. As the number of COVID patients requiring positive pressure ventilation is increasing, so is the incidence of subcutaneous emphysema (SE)
S. Sethi, A. Ahmed, S. Hanif, M. Aqeel, A. Zubairi   +4 more
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Pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema secondary to dental extraction: Two case reports

World Journal of Clinical Cases, 2022
BACKGROUND Dental extraction is a common operation in oral surgery and is usually accompanied by pain, swelling, and local infection. The application of high-speed air turbines increases the comfort of alveolar surgery and makes it more minimally ...
Ling Ye, Lian Wang, Jinxing Gao
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The Management of Subcutaneous Emphysema in Pneumothorax: A Literature Review

Current Pulmonology Reports, 2021
Subcutaneous emphysema is often observed by clinicians in the context of pneumothorax. It is usually clinically insignificant, but in a few cases can progress to threaten the patient’s vision or airway. A variety of approaches to management of such cases
James Melhorn, H. Davies
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