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Aten Fam 2022; 29 (4)

Subcutaneous Emphysema Secondary to the Performance of Positive Air Pressure After a Sharp Object Injury to the Hand: Case Report

Gómez-Recillas V, Cortés-Palma F, Montes-Rangel LA, Vidal-Juárez RC, Fabila-Sánchez J, Jiménez-Corona J, Juárez-Sánchez O

Language: English
References: 9
Page: 268-271
PDF size: 185.71 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Subcutaneous emphysema is the novo infiltration of air in the subcutaneous layer of skin. The incidence of subcutaneous emphysema varies from 0.43% to 2.34%. and can result from surgical, traumatic, infectious, or idiopathic processes. Air can enter the subcutaneous tissue through occupational accidents, as occurred in our clinical presentation; on physical examination, the most common finding associated with subcutaneous emphysema is crepitus on palpation. It is important to make a timely diagnosis to determine the cause, provide appropriate management and avoid complications.


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