Diffuse Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumomediastinum Secondary to a Minor Blunt Chest Trauma
Joint Authors
Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K.
Storz, Maximilian Andreas
Heymann, Eric P.
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-03-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Full medical evaluation is paramount for all trauma patients.
Minor traumas are often overlooked, as they are thought to bear low injury potential.
In this case report, we describe the case of a 48-year-old man presenting to our Emergency Department with mild to moderate right-sided shoulder and scapular pain following a fall from his own height ten days previously.
Clinical and paraclinical investigations (CT) revealed diffuse right shoulder pain, with crepitations on palpation of the neck, right shoulder, and right lateral chest wall.
Computed tomography (CT) demonstrated right-sided costal fractures (ribs 7 to 9), with diffuse subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum due to laceration of the visceral and parietal pleura and the adjacent lung parenchyma.
In addition, a small ipsilateral pneumothorax was found.
Surprisingly, the clinical status was only minimally affected by mild to moderate pain and minor functional impairment.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Storz, Maximilian Andreas& Heymann, Eric P.& Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K.. 2017. Diffuse Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumomediastinum Secondary to a Minor Blunt Chest Trauma. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145280
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Storz, Maximilian Andreas…[et al.]. Diffuse Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumomediastinum Secondary to a Minor Blunt Chest Trauma. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145280
American Medical Association (AMA)
Storz, Maximilian Andreas& Heymann, Eric P.& Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K.. Diffuse Subcutaneous Emphysema and Pneumomediastinum Secondary to a Minor Blunt Chest Trauma. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145280
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1145280