Journal of Trauma and Injury

The Korean Society of Traumatology (대한외상학회)
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A Facial Subcutaneous Emphysema after Using a Fish Cake Skewer: Case Report

어묵꼬치에 찔려 발생한 안면부 피하기종: 증례보고

  • Park, Soo Jin (Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Chi, Yang Hyun (Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Sung Hoon (Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
  • 박수진 (성균관의대 삼성창원병원 소아청소년과학교실) ;
  • 지양현 (성균관의대 삼성창원병원 소아청소년과학교실) ;
  • 김성훈 (성균관의대 삼성창원병원 소아청소년과학교실)
  • Received : 2015.05.08
  • Accepted : 2015.10.04
  • Published : 2015.09.30
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Abstract

Cervicofacial subcutaneous emphysema is a rare complication mainly resulting from dental procedures. The majority of cases are self-limiting and benign in clinical nature. However, although entry sites may be quite small and superficial, it can result in potential respiratory difficulties, such as pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum. We present the first case in which facial subcutaneous emphysema developed in a 6-year-old boy following use of a fish cake skewer while eating.

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